Opposition grows to plans in areas such as welfare but prime minister insists he will not bend rules to allow more borrowing ...

Disabled activists – and a suspended Labour MP – have told campaigners that they can win the battle to force the government into a U-turn over its planned cuts to disability benefits. But they ...

New research from disabled activists has shown the huge variety of ways in which mental health impairments can cause significant extra daily living costs, just as the government appears set to ...

The Prime Minister tried to defuse a growing Labour rebellion over the issue by warning that failure to address welfare ...

Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who has sat as an independent ... stands or falls on this critical issue.” Backbench MP Rachel Maskell added: “It is welcome to learn that the ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had been widely expected to unveil plans as soon as today, with ministers trying to ...

Rachel Reeves is already facing a major backlash ... Khan was not the only opponent to the proposals, though. John McDonnell MP, who was suspended from the Labour Party in the summer for voting ...