Conservative shadow chancellor Mel Stride branded the Government a “growth killer”, blaming tax rises and proposed changes to employment rights. Meanwhile, TUC general secretary Paul Nowak ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the current social security system is "failing the very people it is supposed to help and holding our country back".

Balls has criticised plans for cuts to disability benefits, saying on his podcast that it was “not going to work” after ...

There is “too much bureaucracy” which is making it “too slow to get things done” across the UK, Rachel Reeves has told ...

The January figures are a marked downturn on December, when the economy grew by 0.4%. Shadow chancellor Mel Stride said: “It is no surprise that growth is down again, following near no growth in ...