A record 6.5m people are receiving jobless benefits under Sir Keir Starmer. Half a million more people have signed on since ...

Sir Keir Starmer is still facing the prospect of a major rebellion over his welfare cuts after warnings from Labour MPs that the government’s concessions do not go far enough. The bill, which ...

Keir Starmer’s U-turn has provided welcome relief to many disability benefit claimants – but cuts stay on the table ...

Experts say tax rises are not enough to plug Britain's financial black hole and tough spending cuts on the ever-increasing ...

Labour’s planned welfare reforms could create a two-tier benefits system, the impacts of which will last for “decades”, the ...

Labour’s plan to support more people into work through cost-cutting welfare reforms has been called into question by the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) own economic forecast ...

The Prime Minister has bolstered his Downing Street team with figures experienced in welfare and spending reform. Daniel York ...

After the government was forced into a further, last-minute climb-down on its welfare reform bill, questions are now being asked about how the Treasury will balance the books. The extra expense is ...

Keir Starmer has attempted to take back control of his government with a mini-reshuffle on MPs return from recess. But ...

Labour’s bigger problem is that they have regularly succumbed to magical thinking in office, believing that necessary tasks such as rebuilding the UK’s tattered infrastructure can pay off in a single ...