The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare

The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare

Refugee Council said the number increased by five times in two years and those appealing still require accommodation.

Mental health charity Mind warns it is important to be "extremely careful" with language around diagnoses.

Opposition says it will attempt to amend a Labour government bill to include the ban.

The health secretary defends scrapping NHS England but admits the reform will bring challenges.

Many usually loyal Labour MPs had voiced strong opposition to the idea of not increasing PIP in line with inflation, as part of expected welfare cuts.

Labour may have ditched its factional in-fighting - but deep welfare cuts could reignite tensions.

Charities say rare spiders did not block "an entire new town", as the prime minister suggested.

Three men took the government to court over what they described as "prison-like" conditions.

Nathan Gill appears at the Old Bailey charged with nine counts related to alleged bribery.

The move will target offenders and others thought to pose a threat to the public, who can not be deported.

Cheshire councillor Karen Shore hopes to retain the seat which Labour won at the general election.

New guidance issued to judges created a stand-off between the independent Sentencing Council and MoJ.

Sir Keir's argument overlaps with the former PM's - that the proliferation of arm's length bodies slow down change.

The PM will pledge to slash the costs of regulation with an "active government" in a speech later.

Activists suggest replacing judges with a three-person panel featuring a senior legal figure.

Canada and the EU have announced retaliatory tariffs but UK will take a "pragmatic" approach, the prime minister said.

Some are worried about the possibility of freezing payments for people with long-term conditions.

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