Kuenssberg was appointed BBC political editor in 2015, becoming the first woman to hold the position after replacing Nick ...

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The Chancellor hints at a more guarded approach amid global uncertainty - and issues a warning ahead of her announcements ...

The Government will crack down on ‘unregulated private sector’ therapists and counsellors, the primary care minister ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has warned that those reliant on the “lifeline” of personal independence payments (PIP) must not “lose out” ...

"The Labour Party has never been a socialist party," influential left-wing grandee Tony Benn said in 2006, "but it’s always had socialists in it." That sentiment remains nominally true today, even as ...

Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK - and what does it cost the NHS? - Mental health disorders are driving ...

A senior European diplomat has warned that the Russian president will attempt to 'entrap' Donald Trump into lengthy negotiations over the conflict ...

The Department for Work and Pensions is set to announce more details about the future of disability benefits in the UK and ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had been planning to freeze personal independence payments (PIP) to tackle Britain's ...

A stark report lays bare the scale of Labour's challenge as it seeks to see off opposition from its own backbenchers to slash ...