Conservative leader launches Welfare That Works policy document outlining benefit reductions of £36bnBadenoch and Whately are now taking questions.Q: [From Rob Powell from Sky News] We are running a report on the Netherlands,...
Read MoreConservative leader insists ‘double amputees run marathons’ as she launches Welfare That Works policy documentGood morning. It is quite easy for politicians to declare that they will cut the welfare bill by X amount – but much...
Read MorePaul Nowak also calls on government to avoid arbitrary benefit cuts before much-anticipated Milburn report is published this weekFixing Britain’s youth jobs crisis will require ministers to drastically increase investment in...
Read MoreAlan Milburn describes them as a ‘lost generation’. Those I spoke to just want to know what they have to do to finally get a job – and a chance in lifeCallum Atkinson is 23 years old, and lives in the Greater Manchester town of...
Read MorePrime minister says ‘root and branch review of childhood’ needed and does not rule out cutting some benefitsThe government is aiming for “quite radical change” in the way young people are supported, Andy Burnham has said,...
Read MoreExclusive: Government should introduce ‘flexi-jobs’ alongside subsidies and skills support, former minister will sayThe British state should create and subsidise paid jobs for thousands of disabled young people as part of an...
Read MoreExperts round on chancellor over ‘scattergun’ budget, saying he ducked big tax and spending decisionsJohn Healey has backed away from cutting the cost of welfare this parliament, amid dire warnings his first budget could lead to...
Read MorePrime minister wrote to ministers saying he did not want them to ‘advocate for specific options or opine on the likely outcome of the process’Selling nicotine-free vapes to children under the age of 18 has become illegal from...
Read MoreResolution Foundation says 2020s set to be the worst decade, by far, for more than half a century for rising living standardsSelling nicotine-free vapes to children under the age of 18 has become illegal from today, the...
Read MoreChancellor’s comments come as fiscal watchdog says disability benefits will cost £100bn a year before end of decadeBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Healey had said there will be a reduction in the welfare bill before the next...
Read MoreThe prime minister previously said that he wanted a debate on how Britain can establish a closer relationshipSpeaking at his rough sleeping summit in Downing Street this morning, Andy Burnham expanded on the claim he made on...
Read MoreThe prime minister previously said that he wanted a debate on how Britain can establish a closer relationshipSpeaking at his rough sleeping summit in Downing Street this morning, Andy Burnham expanded on the claim he made on...
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