Labour MPs call for benefit cuts to be scrapped after winter fuel payment U-turn
Rachel Reeves has announced that around nine million more pensioners will receive the fuel payment this year
Reeves’ winter fuel payment U-turn shows Labour is running scared of Nigel Farage and Reform
The desire to win back pensioners deserting Labour for Reform was the real calculation at the heart of the winter…
9 million pensioners to receive winter fuel payments again this year in Rachel Reeves U-turn
Almost three-quarters of all pensioners will now receive the benefit – but it is not clear how the government will…
Britons ‘better learn to speak Russian’ without major defence spending hike, Nato chief warns
The Nato secretary general said there is no discrepancy between the UK’s current defence spending goals and his own push…
One million students to receive AI training in new skills drive
It comes after government data showed that by 2035 AI will play a part in the roles and responsibilities of…
11th hour bid to ban ‘death pods’ as MPs gear up for final votes on assisted dying
Exclusive: The move by Tory MP Greg Stafford to ban the Sarco suicide pod comes as 1,000 NHS doctors warn…
The Independent Pride List 2025: the LGBT+ people making change happen
The Independent’s Pride List is back again, celebrating the LGBT+ community’s biggest pioneers over the past 12 months
‘Too low, now too high’: Rachel Reeves’ winter fuel U-turn reignites fairness debate
Our community believes the government’s winter fuel policy has swung from being unfairly strict to overly generous, with many calling…
Sadiq Khan urges Rachel Reeves to give more cash to London in spending review
The London mayor is concerned the capital’s transport priorities have been ignored by Labour
From winter fuel payments to two-child benefit: All Starmer’s U-turns explained
The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir Starmer has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises…