Migrant deal will be seen as failure if numbers don't fall22 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCPA NewsSenior government figures believe they are on the cusp of achieving a...
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UK's pension triple lock to cost three times' higher57 minutes agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesThe cost of the state pension triple lock is forecast to be three times' higher...
Starmer seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future26 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterBrian WheelerPolitical reporterSir Keir Starmer has sought to calm the markets and end speculation...
Government makes big concessions to win welfare vote1 hour agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsThe government has won a vote on its benefits bill by 75 votes, but only after offering...
MPs to vote on welfare bill as unrest rumbles on27 minutes agoHelen CattPolitical correspondentOttilie MitchellBBC NewsReutersMPs will vote on the government's planned reforms to welfare later - with...
Labour MPs press Kendall on rollout of benefit changes29 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitics reporterHouse of CommonsWork and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has faced repeated questions from Labour MPs...
At least 150,000 more people will be pushed into relative poverty by the end of 2029-30 because of welfare changes, the government’s modelling has suggested. The figure is down from the 250,000...
Starmer says fixing welfare is a 'moral imperative'24 minutes agoAdam HaleBBC NewsGetty ImagesSir Keir Starmer has said the UK's benefits system is broken and fixing it is a "moral imperative", a day...
So, Keir Starmer, our ineffectual, hollow husk of a Prime Minister, has caved into the Welfare Bill rebels – which we always knew he would – with the consequence that he’s now finished. Because...
We've got the right balance, says PM after benefits U-turn6 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterJack FenwickPolitical correspondentPA MediaSir Keir Starmer has said his welfare reforms strike...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is likely to have to raise taxes to pay for Labour's U-turns on welfare and winter fuel payments, a leading economist has warned. The Resolution Foundation estimated that Sir...
PM 'agrees' welfare changes deal with Labour rebels44 minutes agoReutersChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCSam FrancisPolitical ReporterThe government is expected to announce a deal shortly...
But it remains to be seen whether this will be enough to stop the rebellion after the number of Labour MPs signing an amendment opposing the cuts rose again, with 126 now signed up.This is enough to...