Kate Whannel

The prime minister has made concessions on his welfare bill after an angry response from 120 of his own MPs.

MPs approved the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill but only after ministers made big changes.

Sir Robert Chote quits as head of UK Statistics Authority, the body responsible for overseeing the Office for National Statistics.

Earlier this week David Jones, the ex-Conservative Welsh secretary, also announced he had joined Nigel Farage's party.

In June, nearly eight million received universal credit, 83.6% of whom were British and Irish nationals.

Rushanara Ali faces criticism for increasing the rent on a house she owns by hundreds of pounds.

In its manifesto, Labour vowed to ban Section 21 orders which allow landlords to remove tenants without a reason.

Her departure comes after the PM's ethics adviser concludes that she breached ministerial rules.

Candidates have until the end of Thursday to secure enough backing from Labour MPs to take part.

No 10 say Peter Mandelson was sacked as the UK's ambassador after new information about his links to Jeffrey Epstein came to light.