Sometimes a hushed Commons chamber greets a statement of great significance - the death of a national figure, a resignation statement by a senior minister, war or a tragedy. But this was not the case ...

The government’s own analysis has shown that 150,000 people will still be pushed into poverty even after ministers announced two major changes to the controversial welfare reforms following intense ...

Liz Kendall has warned Britain faces a “tsunami of pensioner poverty” without major reform to the system as she launched a new pension commission. Speaking in central London, the work and pensions ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has faced repeated questions from Labour MPs over the rollout of changes to the benefit system, as the government attempts to defuse a backbench rebellion. As ...

n December 2023, as Rishi Sunak clashed with his recalcitrant backbenchers, the Tory MP Mark Francois declared that he had ...