The work and pensions secretary defends cuts that have angered more than 100 Labour backbenchers.
Month: June 2025
Old meter switch-off is pushed back
Thousands of households will now not face disruption to hot water and heating, the government says
Record rise in chocolate prices as inflation remains highest for more than a year
Food prices grew for a third month in May, as the overall rate of inflation remained at 3.4%.
Under-fire NHS trust recorded patient ate breakfast three days after he died
The mental health trust where Alice Figueiredo took her own life faced concerns over 20 other deaths.
Cats ruled out as Parliamentary pest controllers
Parliament has been advised cats would face risks, including from construction and self-closing doors.
First Windrush commissioner announced
Reverend Clive Foster, a senior pastor in Nottingham, will take up the role on a three-year term.
Missing Rolex focus of murder probe, police say
Jennifer Abbott, 69, as found stabbed to death in her home in north London.
Foreign criminals should expect to be deported, minister says
Human rights law too often “protects those who break the rules”, the justice secretary says.
Woman rescued after car plunges into canal
An off-duty firefighter steps in to help the driver escape the canal in Stretford.
Women’s group threatens legal action over single-sex spaces
Sex Matters has issued a letter warning of legal action after 14 days if ministers continue to delay new policies