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Minister refuses to say which conditions no longer qualify for benefits under reforms
In a statement to the Commons, Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride set out plans to overhaul the way disability benefits work.
‘Horrendous and chaotic’ Post Brexit border checks will increase food prices, ministers hear
Goods from Britain have faced EU controls since it left the bloc’s single market at the start of 2021.
If 300 people are sent to Rwanda it would cost £2 million per person
“It will cost the UK Government £570m to send 300 people to Rwanda. That’s almost £2m per person.”
It would be ‘insane’ to consider putting UK soldiers in Gaza, say Tory MPs
Reports have suggested British personnel could help land humanitarian supplies from a temporary pier.
Couple quit teaching jobs to begin their own ‘anti-woke’ school
“It’s just going back to traditional American values.”
John Swinney: From ousted leader to the cusp of the top job
Mr Swinney served as SNP leader from 2000 to 2004 and in a raft of Cabinet posts after that.
Russian journalists jailed on ‘extremism’ charges for alleged Navalny group work
They are just the latest media personnel targeted amid a government crackdown on dissent and independent media.
Biden and Netanyahu speak as ceasefire pressure grows on Israel and Hamas
Israel has vowed to invade Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, despite worldwide fears for more than one million Palestinians living there.
Sadiq Khan pledges to invest £7.8m to help young Londoners avoid crime
The Labour incumbent is to announce that the new funding will be used to expand his Violence Reduction Unit’s (VRU) community-led programme MyEnds.