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Government makes big concessions to win welfare vote

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...

Who are the welfare bill rebels? Find out how your MP voted

Who are the welfare bill rebels? Find out how your MP voted24 minutes agoEPAMPs have voted for changes to the welfare system which alters the criteria for some benefits.After weeks of deliberation,...

Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years' imprisonment

Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years' imprisonmentJust nowHugh SchofieldBBC News, Parisx.com/sofootFrench journalists' unions on Tuesday called on Algeria to release a French...

State pension is NOT an entitlement – and this leaves Labour free to means test YOURS

In March, I delivered some unwelcome news: the state pension isn’t an entitlement. It’s a state benefit, just like any other.Many readers weren’t happy. They wrote in, insisting the pension is...

MPs to vote on welfare bill as unrest rumbles on

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...

Chris Mason: Labour still has a big persuasion job ahead

Chris Mason: Labour still has a big persuasion job ahead13 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReuters"I've not had as much quality time with my colleagues since the Brexit wars,"...

Student pleads guilty to racial assault after calling worker 'stupid Welsh c***'

A student hurled a racially abusive insult at a hospital security guard, calling him a "f***ing Welsh c***", before arguing that her comment was not racist. However, Layla Ahmed later conceded that...

Keir Starmer dealt another blow just hours before crunch vote

The Tories will vote against Sir Keir Starmer's welfare reforms in a fresh blow to the Prime Minister. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said her party would not back the Government's Bill in a...

Labour MPs press Kendall on rollout of benefit changes

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...

Furious Tory calls for BBC licence fee to be axed after Glastonbury Bob Vylan row

A Tory MP called for the BBC licence fee to be axed after a row over Glastonbury coverage. The national broadcaster was forced to issue a grovelling apology after not pulling the live stream of Bob...

Keir Starmer's welfare cuts to plunge 150,000 more people into poverty

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...

Georgia jails six political figures in one week in crackdown on opposition

Georgia jails six political figures in one week in crackdown on opposition2 days agoRayhan Demytrie & Paul KirbyIn Tbilisi & LondonReutersGeorgian opposition leader Nika Melia has become the...

Starmer says fixing welfare is a 'moral imperative'

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...

Georgia jails six political figures in one week in crackdown on opposition

Georgia jails six political figures in one week in crackdown on opposition23 minutes agoRayhan Demytrie & Paul KirbyIn Tbilisi & LondonReutersGeorgian opposition leader Nika Melia has become...

We've got the right balance, says PM after benefits U-turn

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...