The alarming data comes as Britain's Budget watchdog is set to deliver its initial verdict on Labour's tax and spending plans ...

Labour is anxious to reduce the rising welfare bill as it plans boosting defence spending at a time when the Chancellor is ...

Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has confirmed that cuts are on the way for the welfare bill. It comes ...

The Labour government is preparing to unveil its green paper on welfare reform, a move that could ignite dissent within its ...

Ahead of the Spring Statement, the Treasury has drafted plans for several billion pounds of spending cuts. It is understood ...

The Treasury will put the proposed cuts to the government's official forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), ...