Category: Welfare

Mandelson described Starmer’s No 10 operation as ‘beleaguered and bereft’ in published files – as it happened

Peter Mandelson’s unfiltered remarks to cabinet officials are made public in hundreds of pages of documents relating to his appointment as US ambassador Mandelson files show no mitigation of security concernsAt the Downing...

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Alan Milburn is right, a young generation has been betrayed. Forget Tony Blair: we must attend to this | Polly Toynbee

The new and excoriating account of the dire prospects for UK young people is a call to action. It could be the Beveridge report for our time The diagnosis is dire. Alan Milburn has published the first part of his forensic report...

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Reform UK plan to set up migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas condemned by other parties – as it happened

Nigel Farage’s party proposed to place detention centres in places that vote for Green council leaders or MPsKeir Starmer has said that Europe has to face up to the fact that its alliance with the US is under strain.He...

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Farage reported to parliament’s standards watchdog over undeclared £5m donation – UK politics live

Farage was given £5m by the Thai-based billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 general electionExclusive: Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in...

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Farage reported to parliament’s standards watchdog over undeclared £5m donation, as Tories say ‘this stinks’ – UK politics live

Farage was given £5m by the Thai-based billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 general electionExclusive: Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in...

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Starmer to face Badenoch at final PMQs before recess – UK politics live

On Tuesday, Starmer saw off a major Labour rebellion over a bid to force a parliamentary investigation into his appointment of Peter MandelsonNigel Farage has said that he agrees with Tony Blair on the need for significant...

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‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit

Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a...

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UK politics Q&A live: Andrew Sparrow takes your questions on Starmer, Reform and more

Post your questions below to get insight from the Guardian’s politics live blogger on the future of Labour and the role of the political reporter Q: Do you agree with the Tories about wanting more oil and gas drilling from...

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Reform promises huge cuts to benefits but would keep pensions triple lock – UK politics live

Reform UK would impose ‘biggest cuts to benefits bill ever seen in history of this country’ if they came to power, says FarageQ: Do you agree with the Tories about wanting more oil and gas drilling from the North...

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