MPs back bill to end criminal penalties for abortion in key vote – as it happened Parliament votes on biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in England and Wales in 60 years
Government officials brace for up to 50 Labour MPs rebelling against welfare bill Sources say party should have focused on the moral case for reforming the benefits system
MPs’ abortion vote comes as calls for decriminalisation rise – along with number of prosecutions Parliament was already moving towards more liberal abortion laws, but more women are being arrested or investigated for terminating pregnancies
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies
Plans to replace 2031 census in England and Wales set to be abandoned after backlash Experts warn that scrapping survey in favour of administrative records risked fragmented population data
UK mothers with children from abusive relationships discriminated against by benefits system, court told The women launched the challenge against the universal credit system after being denied claims under the ‘rape clause’
Kemi’s experiment in kindness is a sorry sight to behold Tory leader fails to find a sensitive side as she flails alongside parents and survivors of child abuse gangs
UK will look into more ‘transactional’ approach to granting visas, says Starmer Prime minister outlines plans to penalise countries that refuse to take back refused asylum seekers
Ed Miliband says Labour will ‘win fight’ against UK net zero critics Energy secretary speaks at launch of £1bn investment scheme to bolster jobs in offshore wind supply chain
Starmer says he picked up Trump’s dropped papers to avoid security scare UK prime minister says it ‘would not have been good’ for anyone else such as member of media to try to help