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 ...

Keir Starmer has conceded to Labour rebels, backing down on billions of pounds in welfare cuts. Plus: Four people have been ...

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

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.

The UK government backed down Friday on controversial plans to slash disability and sickness benefits after a major rebellion ...

Under the changes, around 1.5 million of the current claimants would not be found eligible for the “daily living” side of the ...