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

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

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

Labour talked about welfare reform in their manifesto, but never signalled cuts of a scale that even the Tories couldn't ...

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

Daniel McAfee, Head of Legal Operations at Lawhive, highlighted that the tightened eligibility for Personal Independence ...

Anas Sarwar has denied that Labour’s decision to slash £5 billion a year from the welfare budget amounts to cuts. The ...

This is what gives net zero supporters cause for concern. Labour – to borrow the framing of the welfare debate – prefers to ...

While £5bn of savings may sound like a lot, it is actually small-fry in comparison to the overall welfare system which is ...

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

Starmer’s hopes of curbing a party rebellion over a policy seen as latest shift to the right will be put to the test ...

Much like the previous Tory administration, this Labour government’s political downfall risks being driven by a vast gap ...