The Work and Pensions Secretary warned the benefits bill for sickness and disability is set to rise ‘by £26bn by the end of ...

A government that pledges to save money and create jobs flew Ed Miliband and 470 civil servants 2,000 miles to negotiate the death of British industry at the Cop summit. He returned to the Commons ...

Watch live as the Foreign Office is questioned on the UK's efforts to support Ukraine in its conflict with Russia and ...

Joining the programme for the opposition was shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake, who also gave his backing to the bill ...

Liz Kendall says benefits claimants will lose payments if they refuse to take a jobSunday with Laura Kuenssberg/ BBC One Xi ...

Ministers will set out details of how they will tackle economic inactivity, and make billions of pounds worth of welfare ...

LIZ Kendall today promises to cut the number of Brits on benefits – as she warns the jobless epidemic is “terrible” for the ...

LIZ Kendall today tells Brits “if you can work – you must” as she prepares to take benefits away from young adults who refuse jobs and training. Britain spends an eye-popping £150 billion a ...

Ms Kendall will set up a funding pot for local authorities to kick-start any innovative ideas to tackle economic inactivity. She warned young people they would lose their benefits if they repeated ...

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall clashed with Trevor Phillips after he accused her of not telling the full story about the government’s benefits crackdown. The government wants to reduce ...

Liz Kendall said claimants have a “responsibility” to engage with skills or employment programmes and will face sanctions if they decline to do so as part of reforms to be set out next week.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg this week saw Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall discuss the upcoming vote on assisted dying. She reiterated her support for the proposed legislation, saying it ...