Welfare
June 2026
The old ‘warfare v welfare’ arguments are back – but it’s Britain’s real duty to spend on both
Frances RyanThe right wants money for defence. It should start with MoD wastefulness – or even the pensioner triple lock
Polly ToynbeeDisabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments
Revealed: DWP still allowing unpaid carers to run up debts despite being told about overpayments
Careers guidance should be at the centre of Alan Milburn’s final Neet report
Lack of childcare support for parents in higher education
Labour ‘not looking to raise taxes to fund benefits’ as Mandelson messages suggest
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowMandelson described Starmer’s No 10 operation as ‘beleaguered and bereft’ in published files – as it happened
May 2026
Striking differences in benefit entitlements across UK countries, study finds
Alan Milburn is right, a young generation has been betrayed. Forget Tony Blair: we must attend to this
Polly Toynbee‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?
Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him
Larry Elliott
A Britain where people cannot afford to raise children? We see that risk, and won’t let it happen
Bridget PhillipsonYou’ve heard the king’s speech – but I think a better one might run like this
David Blunkett- Politics live with Andrew SparrowReform UK plan to set up migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas condemned by other parties – as it happened
April 2026
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowFarage reported to parliament’s standards watchdog over undeclared £5m donation – as it happenedFarage was given £5m by the Thai-based billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 general election
‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit
Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job trainingDefence spending should not be a choice of welfare or warfare
A question for those desperate to cut benefits to fund defence: who exactly are you willing to impoverish?
Polly ToynbeeBoosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves