The government is set to announce "radical welfare reforms" next week as it faces major concerns from Labour MPs.

A DWP spokesman said: “We have been clear that the current welfare system is broken and needs reform, so it fairer on the ...

Every Labour MP has been sent a letter by the Green Party urging them to rebel against plans to slash around £6billion from ...

The planned freeze prompted anger among MPs when it was leaked — and is now likely to be dropped, two people with knowledge ...

Rachel Reeves has insisted on the need to "get a grip" on the welfare bill, saying the system is not working for the taxpayer ...

Raising benefit limit from two to three children remains an option. But overall cap will stay prompting  'deep disappointment ...

Labour MPs are now raising concerns publicly about upcoming cuts to the benefits system, with details expected next week - ...

Louise Murphy, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation think-tank, urged ministers to “proceed cautiously rather than ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong made an election pitch to a large number of Chinese Australians filling up the Box Hill Town Hall in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. A few dozen protesters gathered ...

A cross-party group is calling for an independent, public inquiry into the UK’s involvement in Israel’s military assault on ...

Darren Jones, Treasury chief secretary, is leading a spending review — to conclude in June — which will cover three years of ...

Peter Lamb told the Commons everything possible should be done to prevent the vilification of those receiving benefits.