The United Kingdom’s Labour Party cut welfare spending to boost the economy and save costs. The reforms, unveiled on Tuesday ...

A Scottish Labour frontbencher has also criticised UK government plans to cut £5bn a year from social security spending.

Britain’s Labour Party government has announced an overhaul of the welfare system it says will save the cash-strapped ...

Labour will also introduce a new benefit called ‘Unemployment Insurance’ through the reform of contributory working-age ...

The proof that sacred cows really are being sacrificed is the anger (ideally impotent anger) of those who cherish them most – ...

Livingston’s Labour representative at Westminster threw his support behind his party’s welfare reforms when they were ...

Ministers say it’s their ‘moral duty’ to encourage sick and disabled people to work. But is this ‘morality’ driven by genuine ...

Charities condemn the welfare cuts as “immoral and devastating,” warning they will push vulnerable individuals into deeper ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall tells the BBC's Chris Mason that there is a "Labour case" for welfare reform. More on ...

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The system is broken but Labour are not fixing it – they are kicking away a few more crutches to make it worse, says ...

The billions of pounds that the Government is axing from the welfare budget will see “unprecedented disability benefits cuts” ...