Sir Keir Starmer said failure to reform the system would be ‘morally bankrupt’ but his own backbenchers, unions and campaigners hit back ...

Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, the Government has said. But charities have argued the proposed changes are “immoral ...

Labour announces PIP shake-up in welfare reforms to save £5bn - Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has unveiled plans to slash welfare bill by £5bn in benefits overhaul ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the current social security system is "failing the very people it is supposed to help and holding our country back".

She announced the work capability assessment (WCA) will be scrapped in 2028, an increase in benefit claim reassessments and a new ‘Right to try’ scheme to allow people to find work.

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall set to unveil plans to slash welfare bill by £5bn in benefits overhaul ...

The changes will include making it harder to qualify for PIP, as around £5bn of the floated £6bn in cuts focuses on the disability benefit claimed by 3.6 million people. The benefits bill has risen ...

Hyndburn's controversial Local Plan blueprint for the next 15 years has finally been submitted to the government.

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