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Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down

Tom Wernham, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, told the BBC using administrative records to "correct benefit amounts is going to...

Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed

Luke Johnson, the former chairman of Pizza Express and a director of Gail's bakery and Brompton Bicycles, said: "The government is making it more...

Cabinet secretary frontrunner Antonia Romeo faced multiple bullying complaints

As the UK's consul general between 2016 and 2017 Dame Antonia's job involved promoting UK trade and business in New York, in the immediate...

Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out income tax rises at Budget

If Reeves increases income tax it will be the first rise in the rate since 2010, when Labour introduced a 50% additional rate on...

China spy case witness removed ‘enemy’ from evidence under Tories

Cash and Berry were charged under the Official Secrets Act 1911.Under the legislation, anyone accused of spying can only be prosecuted if the information...

Plaid Cymru wins Caerphilly by-election as Labour loses seat for first time ever

Does a heavy defeat loom large for Labour in next May's elections?published at 07:26 BST07:26 BSTChris MasonPolitical editor Amid...

Five grooming gang survivors back Jess Phillips to keep her job

Sir Keir announced a national inquiry into the sexual exploitation of children by grooming gangs in England and Wales in June.The PM said the...

Four survivors call for Jess Phillips to quit as row deepens over grooming inquiry

The letter came hours after former senior police officer Jim Gamble ruled himself out of chairing the inquiry, saying the inquiry needed a...

Child abuse expert pulls out of grooming inquiry over political ‘point scoring’

A Home Office spokesperson blamed the intensity around the process for the pair pulling out and added: "This is an extremely sensitive topic, and...

Badenoch questions Starmer on grooming inquiry after four survivors quit – follow live

Relief for government and banks - but the chancellor's not totally satisfiedpublished at 11:28 BST11:28 BSTDharshini DavidDeputy economics editor ...

Third survivor quits grooming gang inquiry panel

Elizabeth, who is from Rotherham, said she felt the process had been "scripted and predetermined", "rather than emerging from honest, open dialogue with survivors"."This...

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