5 d. ago Worst injured 7/7 survivor savages Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves for attacking society's most vulnerable in 'lunacy' cuts that leave disabled people terrified for the future

Dan Biddle, 46, lost both his legs, an eye and his spleen when a bomb went off on an Edgware Road Tube train nearly 20 years ago. He says Labour's welfare cuts are an attack on disabled people.

Events

7 d. ago Labour’s welfare cuts consultation called a ‘sham’ as PIP changes not up for discussion

Campaigners have called the conversation a ‘sham’ as people are invited to discuss only half of the proposals

Politics

1 week ago Scottish Labour MP warns UK Government welfare cuts will plunge people into 'deeper poverty'

Katrina Murray sounded the alarm as she launched a consultation with her constituents on proposals to cut nearly £5bn from the welfare budget.

Events

2 w. 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.

Politics

2 w. 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.

Politics

2 w. 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’.

Politics

2 w. ago UK commitment to free trade will be tested by US tariffs, senior MP warns

Dame Meg Hillier also said there had been ‘unrest’ among the Labour rank and file following welfare cuts announced by ministers in recent weeks.

Events

3 w. ago No evidence Labour welfare cuts will get more people into work, OBR says

The spending watchdog’s says it was not provided with an analysis of how the reforms could boost employment

Economics

3 w. ago All the Labour MPs who have said they are opposing Rachel Reeves's welfare cuts

Government faces challenge from its own benches amid controversy surrounding benefits cuts

Politics

3 w. ago These groups now worse off in DWP, PIP and Universal Credit cuts but four will gain

The Labour Party chancellor confirmed welfare cuts of £4.8bn, but insisted the government's priority was to restore stability to the public finances in the face of rising global borrowing costs

Politics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves 'certain' benefits cuts won't push people into hardship amid growing Labour unrest

The Chancellor was also forced to defend Treasury minister Darren Jones who compared the benefits cuts to taking pocket money away from his children

Politics

3 w. ago Labour minister under fire after he compares welfare squeeze to 'cutting my child's pocket money by £10 per week'... as Government admits 800,000 disabled Brits will be £4,500 per year worse off

Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, offered the 'offensive' and 'patronising' example as he was quizzed about the impact of Labour's benefits cuts.

Politics

3 w. ago Protesters rail against Labour welfare cuts set to push 250,000 more into poverty

Protesters gathered outside Downing Street to demonstrate against Labour’s cuts to welfare

Economics

3 w. ago ‘I’m terrified’: Disabled benefit claimants on the impact of Labour’s £5 billion cuts to welfare

Welfare recipients tell The Independent what losing their health-related benefits would mean to them

Economics

4 w. ago Disabled people “wanting to end their life" over welfare cuts

Accessibility and inclusion consultant Dr Shani Dhanda told The Division Bell how disabled people are discussing assisted dying amidst PIP eligibility cuts

Politics

4 w. ago Welfare system overhaul does not amount to cuts, insists Scottish Labour leader

Anas Sarwar said the UK Government proposals will still see welfare spending increase.

Politics

4 w. ago Minister defending Labour’s £5bn benefits cuts admits he couldn’t live on £70 a week

Hitting back at left-wing Labour critics of the government, Torsten Bell accused them of ‘defending a Tory system’

Politics

last month Leading think tank throws support behind Labour’s £5bn welfare cuts

‘For too long now it’s been sickness that pays,’ says CSJ

Economics

last month Universal Credit and disability benefits: Labour's PIP cuts shake

Labour's proposed welfare cuts left me shaken - we must protect the most vulnerable 💔

Politics

last month What benefits am I entitled to? Calculator works out how much YOU can claim for as Labour cuts £5billion from welfare bill

Three benefits calculators can help with information on income-related benefits, contribution-based benefits, Universal Credit, tax credits, Council Tax Reduction and Carer's Allowance.

Economics