The sickness bill is spiralling out of control. It’s set to rise to £100 billion by the end of the decade. That’s one and a ...

A row has erupted over a promise to freeze council tax made by Keir Starmer during a visit to Swindon. The Prime Minister made the comments nearly two years ago, when he visited Swindon in March 2023 ...

From Corbynism to being ‘more Tory than Tony Blair’ - COMMENT: And yet Labour MPs and members are remarkably quiet – that ...

Sir Keir Starmer has long been up for fights with his party. But with controversy around every corner, who are the tribes in ...

Matthew Dodd examines Starmer's visit to America, and asks whether he has the courage to act as a diplomatic player on the world stage.

With his thumping majority of 158, Starmer has been able to weather the undercurrent of unrest that has simmered since he ...

Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...

The huge changes to the welfare system, due to be announced next week, will see only the most severely disabled people ...

Louise Murphy, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation think-tank, urged ministers to “proceed cautiously rather than ...

We don’t know, but we know lots of smart people. They’re standing by to explain whatever happens. We will help them share the ...

THE National reports that DWP benefits cuts could be watered down amid protests from Labour members (thenational.scot, Mar 13). I wonder ...