DWP plots major PIP changes as Rachel Reeves bids to reduce £8.6bn benefits black hole
Rachel Reeves hopes the DWP’s plans to revolutionise benefits will reduce spending on welfare (Image: Pool, Getty Images) The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that intends to overhaul the disability benefits service as it bids to battle an…
Rachel Reeves warned of ‘moral bankruptcy’ as she prepares cuts
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will make a major statement on the national finances later this month (Image: Getty) Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned it is “morally bankrupt” to make the poorest pay the price for her spending decisions as she prepares…
Reform civil war explodes as Rupert Lowe attacks ‘vindictive witch-hunt’ in Farage row
Richard Tice addresses the suspension of MP Rupert Lowe Suspended Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe accused his party of a “vindictive witch-hunt” after asking “awkward questions” of leader Nigel Farage. In an explosive statement on Sunday morning, the Great Yarmouth MP…
Pat McFadden issues key update on chance of UK Army conscription as Putin threat looms
Pat McFadden dismisses conscription in the UK The UK is not considering conscription to boost the British Army amid a rising threat from Russia, a senior minister has said. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor…
Keir Starmer ramps up efforts to secure Ukraine deal after Donald Trump fury
Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) Keir Starmer has ramped up efforts to bolster European defences and secure a Ukrainian peace deal in the face of reduced US security support. The Prime Minister spoke with EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio…
The 200 ‘bonkers’ asylum seeker contracts costing taxpayers more than £6.6bn exposed
Taxpayers shelled out £6.6 billion on asylum seeker and refugee support schemes including trips to the zoo and tennis lessons, a Sunday Express investigation has revealed. Sandwich deliveries, friendship services and even a visit to Sir Keir Starmer’s beloved Arsenal football…
Inside the little UK seaside town where locals seem to be loving having a Reform MP
Richard Tice is the Reform UK MP for Boston and Skegness (Image: Paul Marriott) Before becoming the Eurosceptic multi-millionaire property boss who fought tooth and nail for Brexit, Richard Tice MP was a classic Tory member and donor. Having made his fortune in business,…
Rachel Reeves confirms big cuts to DWP benefits to avoid ‘humiliation’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed tough changes to the benefits system are coming to end the “travesty” of a million young people not in education, employment or training. She admitted Government borrowing was on course to be higher…
Westminster: Protester climbs Big Ben at holding Palestinian flag
live A barefoot man with a Palestinian flag has climbed part of the Houses of Parliament. (Image: George Cracknell Wright) A man with a Palestinian flag has climbed part of Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London….
Reform UK must beware of trap after Rupert Lowe and Nigel Farage spat
OPINION Rupert Lowe and Nigel Farage must beware of traps for Reform UK (Image: PA) No civil war has broken out within Reform UK, but the rising star of British politics must guard against the kind of internal dissent which could scupper…