The Government is expected to seek to bring the measures into force as soon as possible once the legislation is approved by MPs and Lords.

Home Office sources said officials have faced ‘floating crime scenes’ in recent months with people acting in a ‘reckless’ way ...

The DWP is only prosecuting “big, organised” fraud cases because of a massive backlog in the courts, according to reports.

Senior figures from Labour's past and present were among 300 family, friends and ex-colleagues at today's service to remember ...