Inquiry announced after carers forced to repay benefits Getty Images The government has announced an independent review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments, after families were forced to pay back thou...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called the idea of assisted dying “dangerous” and suggested it would lead to a “slippery slope” where more people would feel compelled to have their life ended medical...
Getty Images Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to replace the House of Lords with an elected chamber Over hundreds of years, the House of Lords has had its fair share of scrapes with extinct...
Downing Street has denied Sir Keir Starmer received free Taylor Swift tickets as a “thank you” for the singer getting a police escort to her concerts at Wembley in August. Swift was given a motorbike ...
In the Budget on 30 October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves might be about to raise National Insurance (NI) – a form of tax – on employers. This could be by charging NI on an employer’s contributions to wor...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her first budget at the end of October, providing the first chance for her to change the fiscal rules. Upon entering government in July, the government said the C...
BBC “It’s not at all how I imagined winning would be,” a minister reflects as the government hits its 100 days in office. There have been slips and accusations of sleaze. Scores of announcements. Enor...
Getty Images After a torrid few weeks, Labour now has the opportunity to get on the front foot, and deliver on a major election pledge. The government will fulfil their promise to bring forward legisl...
Conservative leadership: How does the contest work and who chooses the winner? Getty Images The two remaining candidates competing to become the next Conservative Party leader are Kemi Badenoch and Ro...
Morgan McSweeney has become the prime minister’s chief of staff, after Sue Gray quit the role saying “intense commentary” around her position “risked becoming a distraction”. It followed weeks of crit...
PA Media Robert Jenrick was born and educated in Wolverhampton When Robert Jenrick strode onto the stage at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, he wasted no time in setting out his Midlan...
BBC We’re just a few weeks from the government’s crucial first Budget on 30 October and it’s clear Chancellor Rachel Reeves intends to raise money. There is a black hole in public finances, she says –...
