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Leicester tensions have been simmering for ‘months’ says city MP

Police have arrested 47 people in connection with incidents in the city at the weekend.

The Independent UK

Workers earning 45p a week less than in 2010 in real terms, new analysis finds

Exclusive: Labour says pay crisis has been ‘12 years in the making’ since Tories took power

The Independent UK

Disability benefits for millions ‘to be rendered worthless’ by soaring energy bills

Exclusive: Charities warn disabled households are among hardest hit by energy crisis, which could see 91% of their benefits eaten by cost of bills

The Independent UK

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Number of unemployed over-50s surges in ‘silver exodus’ from UK workplaces

Despite rise in job vacancies, 3.6 million Britons aged 50-64 are now economically inactive, in trend seen since pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Some benefit claimants face spending 'more than half' their cash on energy bills

Labour research claimed a single, childless claimant will spend 59% of their cash on electricity and gas from January - even after £400 of help for energy bills is included

Daily Mirror

Calls grow for Government to halt Universal Credit's Covid clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim they are being wrongly chased to recover benefits cash

Wales Online

More than half of Britons think non-payment of energy bills ‘justified’ as cost of living crisis bites

Almost half fear riots, as expert warns this winter could see ‘poll tax moment’ for government

The Independent UK

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DWP facing pressure from 15,000 people to halt Universal Credit repayments

Universal Credit claimants say the Government is wrongly asking them to repay some of their benefits

Nottingham Post

Calls are growing for DWP to halt Covid Universal Credit clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim the Government is wrongly chasing them to recover benefits cash

Chronicle Live

New PM ‘must double’ cost of living support for struggling families to £30bn

Poverty campaigners warn of ‘terrifying’ winter as energy prices spike

The Independent UK

Pensioners will be just 8p better off than they were in 2009 due to soaring inflation

Labour analysis of Bank of England figures shows annual pensions worth £6,930 13 years ago will only see a real terms increase to £6,934 by next March

Daily Mirror

Some £326 DWP cost of living payments set to be delayed beyond deadline date

Eight million Brits on Universal Credit and other benefits start getting a £326 DWP payment this Thursday - but updated guidance suggests some complex cases won't be processed before July 31

Daily Mirror

DWP payment worth £324 for millions could only arrive AFTER energy bills rise

A first cost of living payment worth £326 will arrive in Universal Credit claimants' bank accounts between July 14-31, the DWP says. But Labour fears the small print means a second payment may only arrive much later in the Autumn

Daily Mirror

Cost of living outpacing wages as salaries fall by biggest amount in a decade

Real terms regular pay fell by nearly two per cent in March alone

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak says technical problems stopped him raising benefits more

Chancellor blames DWP computers that allow uplift only once a year, in claims labelled ‘pathetic’ by Jonathan Ashworth

The Guardian - UK

Welsh female MP accuses Labour frontbencher of sexist remark

Member of shadow cabinet allegedly told MP she was successful because men wanted to sleep with her

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

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Daily Mirror

Tory MP branded 'callous' for claiming poverty-hit Brits 'sitting on benefits' should 'get any job'

Katherine Fletcher was criticised for "insult" on struggling families as experts calculate Rishi Sunak's mini-Budget will leave 1.3 million people, including 500,000 children, facing absolute poverty

Daily Record

DWP boss confirms State Pension Triple Lock rule will not be suspended next April

Therese Coffey responded to whether the Triple Lock guarantee would be removed for a second year in a row.

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