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...
A furious Labour councillor has blasted Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership in a sensational defection – claiming the party has “lost its moral compass” and “abandoned working people”. Liam...
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...
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has told the House of Commons the Government will press ahead with a vote next week on benefit cuts that will hit 800,000 people with disabilities. Prime Minister...
PM Keir Starmer won’t be the only loser if furious Labour rebels shoot down his reforms to out-of-work disability and sickness benefits. It’ll be a nightmare for the Chancellor.Reeves is banking...
Rachel Reeves is heading for a major blow in the coming days as forecasters say figures will show Britain’s economy shrank in the second quarter of 2025. Despite repeated pledges to get the economy...
What is it with all those Labour MPs? Can’t they see how ridiculous and unsupportable it is that the number of people claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) has nearly doubled in the last...
Immediately following the US attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Defence Secretary John Healey were quick to issue their statements...
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...
Kemi Badenoch heaped praise on BBC presenter Martine Croxall this afternoon, after the newsreader refused to use the phrase ‘pregnant people’ yesterday. Ms Croxall was introducing a news segment...
Keir Starmer is braced for more resignations over hated cuts to disability benefits as Labour’s civil war continues. Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a Government whip over proposed cuts to...
Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a Government whip over proposed benefit cuts. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the MP for Lewisham North said she understood "the need to address the...
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...