Comment The Tories’ potential cuts read as an attack on women, the poor and disabled people In the next 24 hours commentators will continue to make election forecasts as polls shift ever so slightly.… Maya Goodfellow 6th May, 2015, 8:44 am
Video On those £12bn in cuts: IDS says the Tories haven’t ‘done the work yet’ During today’s Daily Politics debate on welfare, Iain Duncan Smith admitted that the Tories can’t explain where the… 5th May, 2015, 4:20 pm
Comment The only abdication Theresa May cares about is David Cameron’s By now most of you have probably seen the incredibly shrill Mail on Sunday front page. If you… Mark Ferguson 26th April, 2015, 7:31 pm
Comment The latest universal credit figures are an embarrassment for the Tories Yesterday, the Department of Work and Pensions published their latest figures for the number of people claiming universal credit.… Stephen Timms 18th April, 2015, 1:16 pm
Video Iain Duncan Smith’s solution to zero hour contracts? Change the name Shadow Work and Pensions Minister Rachel Reeves has this morning welcomed the latest fall in unemployment, with the… 17th April, 2015, 11:40 am
News Only one-third of people support Tories’ right-to-buy proposals Only one-third of people support the Tories’ latest right-to-buy proposals, a poll has found. YouGov have done polling… 31st March, 2015, 11:07 am
Comment It’s time for the Tories to come clean on their secret £12billion plan to hit children, carers, families and disabled people David Cameron and Iain Duncan Smith have repeatedly refused to explain how they would make the £12 billion cuts… Rachel Reeves 28th March, 2015, 7:01 pm
News Labour demand explanation for Tories’ proposed disability cuts A document has been leaked revealing which benefits the Tories are considering scrapping. This is part of the… 28th March, 2015, 11:12 am
Comment Anyone worried about protecting the welfare state should concentrate on kicking out the Tories As a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee I get to see up close the Government’s… Debbie Abrahams 18th March, 2015, 8:51 pm
Video Shadow Minister Stephen Timms apologises to Iain Duncan Smith (sort of) “I believe politicians should correct the record when they get things wrong” Your turn IDS… 18th February, 2015, 6:17 pm