The Latest Breaking News from Liz Kendall

PwC warned of rising levels of economic inactivity

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: To be unveiled this week in a green paper, the government’s plans to move people off benefits and into worthwhile employment will help balance the nation’s books and prove a vote-winner, too. Some dispassionate evidence now would help the reforms command even more public confidence

The Work and Pensions Secretary – who is expected to lay out her plans on Tuesday – told MPs that reforms would be published ‘imminently’.

Welfare secretary visits Northampton centre helping out-of-work people develop skills, saying it is part of new approach

Emma Reynolds, the economic secretary to the treasury, urged MPs to be ‘patient’.

Party’s longest-serving MP says she agrees with Ed Balls and Andy Burnham, who have criticised planned welfare cuts

THE BBC has called out the five Scottish Labour MPs who support the UK Government’s plans to slash disability benefits for declining to answer…

Think tank describes government plans to slash welfare as ‘regressive and rushed’

Liz Kendall is expected to announce wide-ranging reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday.