Sir Keir Starmer has defended his U-turn on welfare cuts as “common sense”, claiming that after 24 hours of talks with leaders of more than 120 Labour rebels – the welfare reform bill now struck “the ...

During the programme, filmed as details about the UK Government’s partial U-turn on welfare reform began to emerge, Scottish ...

The prime minister defended his climbdown on welfare after more than 100 of his own MPs were poised to vote against planned ...

Sir Keir Starmer has blown a £4.25bn hole in his budget after retreating on cuts to disability benefits and pensioner subsidies, raising the likelihood of further tax rises and damaging his government ...

Keir Starmer said the Government's welfare reforms 'strike the right balance' after he made major concessions to Labour ...

DESPITE desperate concessions to keep his “repugnant” welfare reform plan — which could plunge a quarter of a million people ...

Starmer’s plans sparked widespread backlash, including from dozens of Labour backbenchers. More than 120 of them signed a ...

Plans to help those affected by benefits cuts into work are not "properly considered", officials tell the BBC.

Tim Farron has backed an amendment to the controversial welfare bill to protect disabled people and carers from “senseless” cuts. The MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale announced his support for the ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turn now leaves the government with a choice between raising taxes or cutting spending elsewhere ...