Keir Starmer Prepares To Face Down Labour Rebels To Slash Billions From Welfare Budget
Louise Murphy, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation think-tank, urged ministers to “proceed cautiously rather than ...
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Freezing PIP is our red line, rebel Labour MPs warn Starmer and Reeves
While MPs are pushing for PIP to be uprated in line with inflation as normal, rather than frozen to save money, the ...
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Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work
Keir Starmer’s government is expected to announce a host of cuts to sickness and disability support in the coming days.
Defiant Keir Starmer defends billions in benefits cuts
Sir Keir Starmer has defended billions of pounds of looming benefits cuts despite a growing backlash from his own MPs.
DWP urged to halt 'frightening' Universal Credit and PIP plans amid shake-up
The Department for Work and Pensions' upcoming plans for Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have been ...
All the potential changes coming to PIP and Universal Credit in March
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says 900,000 children live in a household where someone receives sickness benefits though ...
'We need to get a grip' on welfare, chancellor says - as controversial cuts widely expected
Labour MPs are now raising concerns publicly about upcoming cuts to the benefits system, with details expected next week - ...
Rachel Reeves tight-lipped, but difficult weeks lie ahead as Scotland braces for 'appalling' cuts
Rachel Reeves was tight-lipped about her government’s welfare plans during a visit to Scotland, but there is little doubt ...
DWP plan for Universal Credit and PIP being announced next week is 'frightening'
The Department for Work and Pensions plans for Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by the end of the month have been branded "frightening". Labour Party MP Richard Burgon has led ...
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Faiza Shaheen calls out Labour government for ‘shocking’ welfare cuts
Activist Faiza Shaheen has slammed the Labour Party for their planned welfare cuts, and has called for a tax on the "ultra ...
Labour warns 'we do need to get a grip' as DWP benefit claimants face major cuts
Prime Minister says benefits bill is "going through the roof" and cannot be defended on economic or moral terms ...
BBC Question Time audience cheers as ex-Labour candidate vents benefit cut fury
Former Labour parliamentary candidate Faiza Shaheen described her mum being hounded over benefit payments and said she was 'upset and shocked' over plans to slash billions from welfare ...