Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle oversees a debate (Image: UK Parliament)The controversial two-child benefit cap is set to be scrapped after MPs voted to abolish the policy. But the change, backed...
Reform UK MPs Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick voted with Labour to scrap the two-child benefit cap, it has emerged. It is believed that the pair ended up with Sir Keir Starmer's party in the aye...
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Young people on benefits to be offered construction and hospitality work5 hours agoKathryn ArmstrongGetty ImagesYoung people on benefits will be offered job opportunities in industries such as...
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