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Starmer’s welfare cuts could leave thousands of disabled women trapped with abusers, campaigners warn
Exclusive: The prime minister’s controversial welfare cuts would deepen economic insecurity for disabled women and make them more vulnerable to abuse, a new report has warned ...
Starmer Backtracks on Planned Social Cuts After Pushback From His Own Party
The British prime minister had pressed ahead with the proposal, but a parliamentary vote on it was expected to fail.
Welfare Cuts Rebellion and Assisted Dying
Felicity is joined by PA's Political Editor David Hughes and BBC Political Correspondent Teleri Glyn Jones to discuss UK ...
Keir Starmer sparks 'two-tier' benefits system row with major U-turn on welfare cuts
The U-turn on personal independence payments will protect the incomes of some 370,000 people - but new claimants could be ...
Keir Starmer issues vow to Britain's vulnerable after benefit cuts U-turn
In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference that came after a major U-turn on reforms in the face of a backbench rebellion, he said fixing the "broken" system must be done in a "Labour way" ...
'Our food doesn't even last the month' Americans brace for Trump's welfare cuts
Elizabeth Butler goes from one supermarket to the next in her hometown of Martinsburg, West Virginia, to ensure she gets the ...
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Welfare cuts would ‘undermine workforce inclusion and business resilience’
The government's welfare bill has been altered as prime minister Keir Starmer sets out to gain the backing of more than 120 ...
What benefit claimants need to know about Labour’s welfare U-turn
Under the changes, around 1.5 million of the current claimants would not be found eligible for the “daily living” side of the ...
Scots charity says Labour welfare cuts will 'rip gaping holes' in support for vulnerable
A top Scottish charity has dismissed Keir Starmer’s concessions on his welfare cuts bill as “nowhere near enough”. Citizens ...