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DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say

DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say
Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further

Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’

Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’
Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds

Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds
PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms

PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms
Tories planned to spend £10bn on Rwanda scheme. From HS2 to benefits, here’s how it could be better spent

Tories planned to spend £10bn on Rwanda scheme. From HS2 to benefits, here’s how it could be better spent
Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments

Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
Rob Delaney: ‘Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long’

Rob Delaney: ‘Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long’
Labour ‘considering’ scrapping two-child benefit cap

Labour ‘considering’ scrapping two-child benefit cap
Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness

Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness
Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’

Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak’s crushing election defeats

How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak’s crushing election defeats
Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’

Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’
DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics

DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks ‘criminalising’ poverty: ‘Some are out of options’

Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks ‘criminalising’ poverty: ‘Some are out of options’
Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: ‘It’s shameful’
