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Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall insisted she was motivated by getting people into work rather than cutting costs.
Now the dust has settled slightly I wanted to take some time to reflect on what happened in the welfare reform debate earlier ...
When the children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza reported to government this week that large numbers of children are ...
At its third reading, the Universal Credit Bill cleared the Commons after it received MPs’ backing by 336 votes to 242. | ITV National News ...
The UK's welfare system will "explode" and become unaffordable if it is not reformed, Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has said.
MPs have voted in favour of Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial welfare reforms but 47 Labour MPs rebelled against the ...
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted welfare reform is still on the table as he took the blame for Tuesday’s U-turn in the face of a ...
Last minute concessions agreed to by Number 10 ahead of Tuesday’s vote were “a huge victory for blind and partially sighted ...
The Government’s “shameful” welfare reform plans will end up increasing the social security bill in Northern Ireland rather ...
A reality television star from Accrington is “disgusted” after MPs backed a Government proposal to reform welfare payments for sick and ...
Andrew Ranger MP and Steven Witherden cast opposing votes as the welfare reform bill was passed in Parliament.
A new bill aiming to reform the government’s welfare system has been approved by parliament. On Tuesday night, MPs voted on the universal credit and personal independence payment bill, passing it to ...