Clinicians say crackdown on people eligible for Pip payments does not address UK’s long-term sickness problemMentally ill, sick and disabled people are being used as a “political football” to make the...
Read MoreScotland’s first minister resigns after failing to muster enough votes to survive a no confidence vote this weekHumza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first ministerWho is in the running to replace Humza Yousaf as SNP...
Read MoreScotland’s first minister resigns after failing to muster enough votes to survive a no confidence vote this weekHumza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first ministerWho is in the running to replace Humza Yousaf as SNP...
Read MoreScotland’s first minister resigns after failing to muster enough votes to survive a no confidence vote this weekHumza Yousaf is holding a press conference at noon, Sky News and the BBC are reporting.Mandy Rhodes, editor of...
Read MoreMel Stride says therapy or respite could be offered instead of pip payments to those with ‘milder’ mental health issuesPeople with depression or anxiety could lose access to sickness benefits, the work and pensions...
Read MoreConcern grows over legality of government’s approach as new figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penalties A hero – then sacked. The carer’s allowance whistleblowerNew figures show more than...
Read MoreRishi Sunak has said it is his ‘moral mission’ to end Britain’s sicknote culture. The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to the disability campaigner Hannah Deakin and the New Economics Foundation’s head...
Read MoreFigures show 34,500 people incurred overpayments last year after falling foul of rules, landing many with huge debtsMPs have called for a full-scale review of carer’s allowance and an end to harsh benefit rules that have...
Read MoreClosure of Work and Health Programme comes hard on heels of Rishi Sunak’s bid to end the UK’s supposed ‘sicknote’ cultureA major scheme to help disabled people into work has been quietly scrapped –...
Read MoreCharities say high rates of people signed off work are caused by crumbling public services after years of underinvestmentRishi Sunak has been accused of making mental ill health “another front in the culture wars”,...
Read MorePM launches consultation on personal independence payment amid ‘spiralling’ disability welfare billRishi Sunak has announced fresh curbs on disability benefits, saying he wants to explore whether some cash payments...
Read MorePrime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditionsRishi Sunak will today claim Britain is suffering from a “sicknote culture”, as he...
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Chris Webb wins back ‘red wall’ Blackpool South seat
Some are optimistic about a change of government after
Chris Webb wins back ‘red wall’ seat held by
Pollsters say early results suggest Tories could lose half
Conservatives expect heavy losses that could destabilise Rishi Sunak’s
Conservatives predicted to lose 500 council seats in England
Conservatives expect heavy losses that could destabilise Rishi Sunak’s
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Former PM made the requirement to bring photo ID
Johnny Mercer says he will ‘do all I can’