"The Labour Party has never been a socialist party," influential left-wing grandee Tony Benn said in 2006, "but it’s always had socialists in it." That sentiment remains nominally true today, even as ...

If Starmer’s Labour loses here, or even just scrapes through with a narrow win, it’ll be the canary in the coal mine for a much bigger problem. Reform UK is no longer just a protest vote for grumpy ...

The number of prisoners soared to a six-month high despite Labour's controversial decision to release thousands of inmates ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s new-found zeal to cut benefits is a mirage: nothing more than a smoke and mirrors trick to convince the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that Labour can find savings in order ...

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

Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, tried to counter criticism of the policy on Monday by noting that 1,000 new people signed up ...

Keir Starmer's Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to sign-off a controversial package of reforms to sickness and disability ...

Watch live as Labour is expected to announce plans to slash billions of pounds from the UK’s benefit bill amid a growing backlash among the party’s backbenchers.

One Labour MP said the reported benefit cuts have “spread terror” among his constituents. Andy McDonald, a former member of the shadow cabinet, said he was waiting to see the official announcement, ...

It is the entirely predictable outcome of their anti-business approach to government. Having talked down the UK economy, ...

The government is focused relentlessly on reforming our schools to deliver better life chances for every child.” ...

The number of offenders behind bars soared to a six-month high despite Labour's controversial decision to release thousands of inmates last year to ease overcrowding.