Sir Keir Starmer has said people 'need to be back in the workplace where they can' and says support will be in place to help claimants get jobs

Prime Minister says looking for work should be ‘basic proposition’ for claiming benefits and that support will be offered to help people find jobs

People who claim long-term sickness benefits should be made to look for work if they are able to, the Prime Minister has said.

The prime minister has said the public will have to make "trade-offs" if the country is to improve.

Today, the Prime Minister has signalled that tackling worklessness caused by health will be a major focus for his government.

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a new message to people who are "long-term sick". Sir Keir Starmer says those who are long-term sick need to get back to work where they can, as the DWP crackdown on fraud begins.