After public hanging was banned in 1868, watching someone die became rare and shameful — but social media is reversing that

Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

On Tuesday 1st July, MPs will be asked to vote on the UC & PIP Bill, which contains the biggest cuts to social security in a decade. This briefing from ten organisations including Scope, Citizens Advi...

Amendment intended to kill off legislation that would cut benefits could be backed by up to 100 Labour MPs including senior figures

Many of its own MPs won't support measures that could see some people lose £10,000 overnight

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Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, was forced to seek further cuts after the Office for Budget Responsibility rejected her welfare savings estimate

Mental health has worsened since the pandemic. This is consistent with rising disability benefit claims for mental health.

Over three quarters of benefits recipients have gone without essentials in the last six months, according to polling shared exclusively with Politi...