Sir Peter Soulsby, Labour Mayor of Leicester since 2011, blamed the government for having to make the council tax rise, ...

Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced major shake-up plans for the welfare system, with huge changes ...

Work and pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms said the changes to Personal Independence Payments would have 'positive effect' ...

An analysis of the welfare reforms by the Resolution Foundation found that couples in receipt of universal credit, where one ...

Hilary Benn has rejected claims the British Labour Government is pursuing a ‘turbo-charged Tory’ approach to the public ...

The Poole MP, Neil Duncan-Jordan, said he could not support the welfare cuts, telling the chancellor in the Commons: "It's ...

Rachel Reeves delivered her highly anticipated Spring Statement, revealing significant cuts to public spending. While the ...

An estimated 150,000 unpaid carers looking after loved ones will have their weekly allowances taken away under the Chancellor ...

The number of people pulled from the new car scheme for rule breaches has risen from seven to 15 a day, figures show ...

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said people should not be content with allowing the number of benefits claimants to ...

A Labour MP has said changes will be needed if measures announced in Wednesday's mini-statement affect the most vulnerable ...