A record number of emergency supplies were handed out by food banks in the past year, research has revealed. The Trussell Trust said its network distributed more than 1.3 million
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Thousands of people who arrived in Britain from the Commonwealth will be offered UK citizenship for free under emergency plans to tackle the Windrush scandal. As well as waiving fees
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The Home Office is facing fresh anger over the Windrush scandal after “heartbreaking” new cases emerged. Labour MP David Lammy, a prominent figure in exposing the fiasco, reported that his
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MPs and campaigners have urged the Government to go further in reforming benefits for disabled people after ministers published their response to a major review. The Department for Work and
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More than one in three working parents cannot afford to have regular meals, showing the “desperate choices” low paid families have to make, according to a new study. Research by
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Families have lost a High Court challenge against the Government’s two-child rule for payment of tax credits and universal credit. A judge in London ruled on Friday that the policy
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The “hostile environment” policy brought in against illegal immigrants when Theresa May was home secretary was seen as “almost reminiscent of Nazi Germany” by some in government, the former head
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Ministers spent £5 million preparing a policy that affected 90 people in its first three months before it was scrapped, according to new figures. Last month Work and Pensions Secretary
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The Government’s rape clause is a disgrace, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said as he sought to put Theresa May on the spot over claims made by her Work and
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Scotland’s First Minister has branded the Work and Pensions Secretary “out of touch” for claiming the rape clause could help support rape victims. Giving evidence to a Holyrood Committee, Esther
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