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Move is in response to similar Russian measures earlier this week Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.PMQs is about to start. Continue reading…
Louise Haigh and Layla Moran cite broadcaster in arguing for amendment that would ban such agreements that stopped staff revealing harassmentIn the Commons Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, is asking Shabana Mahmood about the Sentencing Cou…
PM expected to announce billions in savings from the personal independence payment, the main disability benefitBritain’s benefits system is the “worst of all worlds”, with the numbers out of work or training “indefensible and unfair,” the prime ministe…
Contest in Runcorn and Helsby will be a challenge for LabourAround 80 Labour MPs could refuse to back government plans to cut billions from the welfare budget, Amy Gibbons and Tony Diver claim in a story for the Daily Telegraph. They report:The Telegra…
Commission for Healthier Working Lives warns against cutting benefits and calls for proactive route for 8m affectedProviding more support for people in ill health to stay in work could save the UK government more than £1bn, according to a report warnin…
Ministers say ‘unsustainable’ rise in spending must be tackled but many backbenchers fear changes will not workDozens of backbench Labour MPs are unhappy with plans to cut billions from the rising welfare bill, with ministers holding meetings to convin…
Immigration status is denying children equal access to early years education and pushing families ‘deeper into poverty’Tens of thousands of children in migrant and refugee families in the UK are being denied access to government-funded childcare becaus…
Chancellor is eyeing welfare system for potential cuts but pensions secretary says more support for jobseekers is keyThe work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, has said helping more people back into a job is the best way to cut the benefits bill, as…
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereLucy Powell, the leader of the Commons, defended the government’s position on the new Sentencing Council guidelines (see 9.46am) during business questions in the Commons a…
Charity calls for help to be speeded up as research shows families incur on average £700 a month in extra expensesYoung people with cancer in England are waiting an average of seven months before receiving disability benefits to support their treatment…