Politics

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said conditions on benefits were “important” to uphold people's “rights and responsibilities”, and will continue

Welfare chief Jonathan Ashworth pledged to “de-risk the journey into work” if Labour get into government - but he warned benefit sanctions would remain for some who refuse to engage

The Business Secretary is accused of 'demonising' striking ambulance workers as he turns his fire on the unions - and publishes a Bill to enforce minimum service levels on unions

The Prime Minister was pictured boarding the RAF plane on Monday morning for the visit as he scrambles to get a grip on the crisis engulfing the NHS

The image tweeted by the Business Secretary appears to show him enjoying a solitary visit to Spaceport in Cornwall. In fact, he was accompanying Boris Johnson on the trip - and the former Prime Minister was originally front and centre in the photograph

The Government is curbing help for firms hit by surging energy prices - raising fears for the future of the UK's fragile steel industry amid sky-high costs

One minute you'll see nurses maybe getting a cash payment - the next minute the Tories are cracking down on the right to strike. It seems both could be true, but one might be more true than the other...

Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson branded the situation 'disgraceful' and said that children in dire need of help had been left to suffer

'This story has no teeth. It’s hair today, gone tomorrow," said Matt Hancock, who is still paid £84,144 as an MP. His spokesman also insisted he did not buy any knock-off Calvins

Business Secretary Grant Shapps will publish his Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill today to combat what he called 'forever strikes' - as he launched a new war of words on rail workers

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is understood to been keen on the idea of sending British tanks in aid of Ukraine and reportedly spoke to Ukrainian counterpart Volodymr Zelensky last week

The Elected Representatives (Codes of Conduct) Bill - put forward by a Labour back bencher - would make the ministerial ethics tsar 'fully independent' of the Prime Minister

We urge Rishi Sunak to authorise constructive engagement to find common ground with these desperate workers. People rely on the NHS and he is failing to deliver

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth will announce a string of planned reforms to the DWP system, in a bid to get more people into work

MPs approved a suspension for Andrew Bridgen after a standards body blasted his "careless and cavalier attitude" to the rules. But the punishment is not severe enough to trigger a by-election

Health Secretary Steve Barclay was today accused of insulting NHS staff, who the Tories roundly hailed and applauded for their dedication at the height of Covid

A package that had been worth £18billion in six months will now be stripped back to just £5.5billion over a year - with many businesses facing a bills shock from April

Claire Perry O’Neill said the Conservatives are now “dominated by ideology and self-obsession” while Keir Starmer is offering "sober, fact-driven, competent political leadership"

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he 'regretted' patients' experience but blamed a surge of flu in England's hospitals as he unveiled a plan to discharge thousands within weeks

The Ministry of Justice, which is led by the Deputy Prime Minister, has brought in marketing experts from outside Whitehall. The MOJ insisted it was ‘a contract for advertising prison officer jobs'

Waiting times for Access to Work grants have skyrocketed - as one employment advisor told the Mirror 'the delays have caused my customers to lose their jobs'

Decisions based on theory often collapse on meeting reality, says Fleet Street Fox. If Rishi uses a private GP, then he doesn't know what 40% of public money is for

An 'angry' Unite rep blasted 'insulting' Health Secretary Steve Barclay for offering no deal after talks lasting an hour - despite Rishi Sunak and Downing Street hinting a cash offer could be on the table

Our Prime Minister has been accused of being 'someone who doesn't use the NHS and doesn't understand the scale of the challenge' in turning the troubled system around. What do YOU think?

Health Secretary Steve Barclay will today unveil a emergency winter package to alleviate the intense pressures on emergency departments - but care bosses warned it would not fix the crisis