Why Starmer faces a political storm over welfare reforms1 hour agoIain Watson, Henry Zeffman and Harry FarleyPolitical correspondentsReutersAngela Rayner has declared that the government will go...

Just what is happening to this country? Britain was always known as a fairly decent place: people were polite, reasonable and above all honest. But now? Recent reports have shown a massive increase...

Senior Labour MPs are spearheading a mass rebellion against the Government’s welfare cuts, it is understood. Dozens of backbench MPs have signed an amendment, set to be published on Tuesday, which...

Millions of households could see their council tax bill spread over 12 months by default under significant changes. Currently, council tax is typically divided into ten monthly payments from April to...

Three years after terminally ill cancer patient David Minns launched the Express campaign to legalise assisted dying, his son Matt says it is “amazing” that the country is now so close to...

Anti-poverty campaigners urged Labour MPs to rebel against the Government in a forthcoming Commons showdown over cuts to disability benefits. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has published...

Nine million pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after a humiliating government u-turn. In a major victory for the Daily Express, Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she had...

Watch: National Guard on LA streets as unrest eruptsWhen protests flared up in Los Angeles over immigration raids, US President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to the Californian city....

Labour wins Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election1 hour agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsScottish Labour has taken Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse from the SNP in a closely fought...