Senior Tory William Wragg to stand down as MP at next election Former work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith also announced her departure on the same day. The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022
Tories brace for more departures as MP says she won’t run at next election Former work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith becomes latest to announce decision to stand down before deadline next month The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022
Ex-Cabinet minister Chloe Smith to stand down as Tory MP at next election Former work and pensions secretary has held the Norwich North seat since 2009 Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022
Ex-Cabinet minister Chloe Smith to stand down as MP at next election The former work and pensions secretary has held the Norwich North seat since 2009. The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg quits as Business Secretary after Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister The UK has a new Prime Minister who is shaking up the Government Wales Online · Oct 25, 2022
Rishi Sunak cabinet: Who’s in and who’s out, from Jeremy Hunt to Jacob Rees-Mogg Jacob Rees-Mogg steps down as business secretary as new prime minister forms top team The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022
Comings and goings in full as Rishi Sunak embarks on Cabinet reshuffle The new Prime Minister is assembling his team. The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022
10 Tory Ministers would LOSE seats as voters reject Liz Truss's 'reckless' plans A mega-poll by Opinium shows the Tories are heading for electoral wipeout, with a whopping 219 of their MPs set to be ousted at the next election Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022
DWP claimants could face changes as MPs call for public inquiry into 'failings' of benefit system The move is described as being necessary to 'stop further harm'. Nottingham Post · Oct 16, 2022
Voters back benefits hike as Liz Truss under pressure to abandon plans for cut Prime Minister Liz Truss is threatening to snatch hundreds of pounds from working families by ditching the commitment made by Boris Johnson earlier this year Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022
MPs demand inquiry into benefits 'failings' as new DWP chief backs sanctions crackdown The leaders of the Lib Dems, SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party backed calls for a public inquiry into deaths and serious harm of people in the benefits system. It came as new welfare chief Chloe Smith spelt out her vision in a keynote speech Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022
Is Librium Liz a delusional narcissist or just disastrously dim? The ongoing bin fire of Truss’s premiership leaves her cabinet floundering, incoherent and riven by remorse The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022
Cost of Living: DWP issues update on when tax credit claimants will get £324 "We’re committed to supporting the most vulnerable households," said Work and Pensions secretary, Chloe Smith Nottingham Post · Oct 13, 2022
One in five of all families face having their benefits cut in 200 Tory seats New research shows the scale of the disaster hitting not just Brits on benefits, but the MPs they could turf out of office if Liz Truss goes ahead with plans to cut benefits Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 When will the DWP £150 cost of living payment be paid? Around 6 million people are eligible
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022 Truss must raise benefits in line with inflation, Javid says Former Tory chancellor also calls on Kwasi Kwarteng to speed up release of OBR forecasts
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022 Scheme helping people with mental health issues find work to be extended – DWP It involves therapists and employment advisers working together to help people with their mental health and improve their employment prospects.
Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022 Inside my most chaotic Tory conference ever - as members fear election defeat 'Every extra day my colleagues spend in this government, they’re more trapped in the nightmare,' said one MP as infighting gripped the Tory conference in Birmingham. Here's the view from inside
Chronicle Live · Oct 5, 2022 Liz Truss confirms State Pension to increase with inflation next April but other benefits not yet confirmed DWP boss Chloe Smith will make the decision on the benefit uprating this autumn
Daily Record · Oct 3, 2022 State Pension to increase in line with inflation next April but other DWP benefits still to be confirmed DWP boss Chloe Smith will make a determination on the benefit uprating this autumn.
Wales Online · Sep 30, 2022 Union says government employees are living in 'depths of poverty' It said civil servants are relying on foodbanks
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022 Tory Party Conference 2022: When is Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s speech today? The Tory Party Conference will feature speeches from a number of prominent Conservatives, including Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng declines to comment as pound hits all-time low against US dollar The Bank of England is expected to give a statement on the sterling’s slump
Daily Mirror · Sep 26, 2022 GMB's Susanna Reid grills Tory MP on tax cuts for the wealthy in heated exchange Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid and co-host Ed Balls spoke with Conservative MP Chloe Smith on the ITV programme
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 When will the DWP £150 cost of living payment be paid? Around 6 million people are eligible