15 h. ago Extra 400,000 people to be signed off as unfit for work under Labour’s welfare reforms, government admits

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has insisted the changes are needed to fix the ‘broken’ system left by the last Conservative government

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18 h. ago Glasgow Labour leader calls on UK Government to scrap plans to cut disability benefits

EXCLUSIVE: Long-serving councillor George Redmond claimed the proposals were something a Tory chancellor could have announced.

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21 h. ago Scottish Labour under 'pressure' over Holyrood vote on UK Government welfare cuts

EXCLUSIVE: MSPs will be forced to take a position on the Labour Government plan to save billions from the social security budget.

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27 h. ago MP shares experience of daughter’s eating disorder amid appeal for support

Perran Moon asked ministers to overhaul the system and offer assurances to families ‘going through that hellish tornado of pain’.

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28 h. ago Cost of national insurance rise could fix 14m potholes, say Tories

It is the second Conservative attack this week on the national insurance rise due to come into effect on Sunday.

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29 h. ago Trail hunting a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal fox hunts, MP says in jail terms plea

Labour MP Perran Moon called for a ban on trail hunting, which he warned was being used as a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal fox hunting.

Events

32 h. ago Labour woes clear to see as UK Government still can't answer a very simple question

Labour has had a bruising afternoon, and the publication of a letter from Liz Kendall hasn't helped

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32 h. ago New measures against Russia after ‘unacceptable threats’ to UK – Home Secretary

Russia will be placed on the top level of the Government’s forthcoming foreign influence registration scheme (Firs).

Society

35 h. ago Government announces £50m for adoption fund after concerns over delay

MPs from across the House criticised the Government for the delayed announcement, accusing it of leaving children in ‘limbo’.

Economics

36 h. ago Labour Government records joint lowest approval rating after welfare cuts row

The Government is struggling in the polls even though the Prime Minister has enjoyed a bump over the Ukraine crisis.

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57 h. ago MP welcomes Labour government’s commitment to East Kilbride during Foreign Secretary visit

David Lammy was in Scotland on Thursday to address staff at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

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69 h. ago Urgent action needed as energy bills set to rise again leaving Scots struggling

Record View says there is no time to be wasted – the Government must make progress on this soon.

Economics

3 d. ago Pharmacies to provide more frontline health services after £3bn funding boost

After a year of negotiations between pharmacies and Tory and Labour governments, health minister Stephen Kinnock described the new deal as an important step in fixing ‘a broken pharmacy sector’

Economics

3 d. ago Labour voters losing faith in government to cut levels of child poverty

The research shared with The Mirror follows controversial benefit cuts and grim official figures showing the number of kids in poverty hitting a new record of 4.5million

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3 d. ago Spending more on benefits would be ‘wrong approach’, Jackie Baillie says

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader defended the UK Government’s welfare cuts as she said the rise in the benefit bill is ‘unsustainable’.

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5 d. ago Martin Lewis warning to anyone receiving urgent demand to pay old energy bills

Money-saving guru Martin Lewis has set the record straight after thousands of Brits have complained about energy firms 'back-billing' them for electricity and gas used over 12 months ago

Events

6 d. ago Labour is expelling foreign criminals from UK at faster rate than Tories did

The Labour government is expelling foreign criminals from the UK at a faster rate than the Tories did - the Home Office reports having deported more than 2,925 foreign criminals since the election

Events

6 d. ago Labour has history of difficult debates over welfare, says McFadden

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said people should not be content with allowing the number of benefits claimants to grow.

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6 d. ago Sue Gray urges caution over Civil Service cuts while hitting out at insults

Officials are central to the Labour administration’s mission to realise economic growth, the Labour peer said in her maiden speech.

Events

7 d. ago Labour MP’s awkwardly long silence when asked if government has been a disappointment

A Labour MP remained awkwardly silent when asked if his party’s government has been a disappointment.

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