Tory MPs said to want concession as Home Office staff warn migrants marked for deportation will go ‘underground’

The cover of the surprise Taylor Swift album might ring a few bells in the Tory ranks

PM also demands to know what force’s boss ‘will do to ensure officers do more to make Jewish communities in London feel safe’

Closure of Work and Health Programme comes hard on heels of Rishi sunak’s bid to end the UK’s supposed ‘sicknote’ culture

Chris Stark, head of the Climate Change Committee, says Tories’ decision to dilute key green policies has had huge diplomatic impact

Exclusive: Cynicism reigns supreme in Blackpool South ahead of a key by-election, but voters are also sceptical Sir Keir Starmer would do any better

The prime minister said it was a ‘moral mission’ to reform the welfare system

Charities say high rates of people signed off work are caused by crumbling public services after years of underinvestment

Labour has also rejected European Commission’s proposal which would have allowed young people to live, work or study in the bloc

While most who wrote in favoured some sort of action to reduce the damage caused by tobacco, some warned about the UK becoming a ‘nanny state’

Ministers in discussions over wording of Criminal Justice Bill, which punishes people for their ‘excessive smell’

Rishi sunak donned a red apron and goggles as he got to work cutting keys on a visit to Timpsons following his pledge to end the UK’s “sick note culture”. The prime minister today (19 April) announced a new “moral mission” to reform the wel ...

Feeling depressed doesn’t mean you cannot work, Rishi sunak said as he announced major changes to the UK’s welfare system. The prime minister repeatedly stressed that the system as it stands is letting people down by not being focused enoug ...

Rishi sunak called for “calm heads” to prevail in the Middle East after reports Israel launced a retaliatory attack against Iran overnight on Thursday (April 18). Explosions were reportledy heard near a major military airbase. Asked about t ...

PM launches consultation on personal independence payment amid ‘spiralling’ disability welfare bill

Watch live as Rishi sunak calls for an end to “sick note culture” in his welfare reform speech today (19 April).

Prime minister to say in speech there is risk of ‘over-medicalising everyday challenges and worries of life’ while Labour calls announcement ‘cheap headline’

While former health secretary Lord Clarke warned the ban risked being difficult to enforce, current health secretary Victoria Atkins said ‘nicotine robs people of their freedom to choose’

The Prime Minister will set out his vision for a ‘new welfare settlement for Britain’