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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Kendall

True scale of welfare cuts ‘closer to £9bn’, experts warn

Experts warn 100,000 more people plunged into poverty by cuts than government previously estimated

The Independent UK

Extra 400,000 people to be signed off as unfit for work under Labour’s welfare reforms, government admits

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has insisted the changes are needed to fix the ‘broken’ system left by the last Conservative government

The Independent UK

Blind people set to lose thousands in benefits still cannot read details of Labour’s welfare reform plans

Lib Dem MP Steve Darling, who is registered blind, said the delay was ‘nothing short of a disgrace’

The Independent UK

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‘Cabinet no longer feels safe’: Labour MPs criticise briefings against female ministers

Female MPs say they are unnerved by how women seem to be taking brunt of anger over government decisions

The Guardian - UK

Reeves may have to find further cuts and tax hikes amid economic gloom

Rising costs and global uncertainty may force chancellor to turn to pensioners and wealthier taxpayers

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Rachel Reeves cuts to balance the books – but at what cost?

In today’s newsletter: The chancellor insists on sticking to her fiscal rules, even as charities and her own backbenchers make the case for the burden to fall on the richest in society

The Guardian - UK

Everything is great, nothing to see here, Rachel Reeves tells MPs

Chancellor delivers a spring statement strong on wishful thinking and light on compassion for those hit by cuts

The Guardian - UK

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Spring statement 2025 summary: Key takeaways from benefit cuts to tax crackdowns

As the chancellor was forced to deliver a brutal spring statement due to the flatlining economy, The Independent looks at what cuts Rachel Reeves rolled out

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves set to announce further benefit cuts in Spring Statement

RACHEL Reeves is expected to announce further cuts in her Spring Statement on Wednesday, with more funding for the welfare budget expected to be…

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves: For the umpteenth time, it’s not an emergency budget!

WhatsApp exclusive: PM and cabinet in upbeat mood ahead of tomorrow’s eagerly anticipated emergency budget … erm, spring statement

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled benefit claimants on the impact of Labour’s £5 billion cuts to welfare

Welfare recipients tell The Independent what losing their health-related benefits would mean to them

The Independent UK

Wealth tax almost impossible to implement, leading economist warns

‘No country in the world has ever successfully had a wealth tax’, IFS director Paul Johnson told The Independent

The Independent UK

The challenges facing Rachel Reeves are clear – and painful

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: All the signs are that the reforms to the NHS, social security and the civil service are only the beginning of a longer, and inevitably more painful, process of change

The Independent UK

Shocking figures reveal UK spends double the defence budget on working age benefits

Analysis by The Independent has revealed the scale of Britain’s welfare bill to the taxpayer

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We cannot claim to be untainted by austerity after benefits cuts – Labour MP

Brian Leishman has hit out over the reforms which were announced last week by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall.

The National (Scotland)

'Austerity in new clothes': Labour MP calls out Anas Sarwar on spending cuts

ANAS Sarwar has been called out for insisting his party has not implemented austerity measures as a Labour MP has claimed they have, but “just…

The National (Scotland)

'Indefensible': Senior Labour members write to Liz Kendall over benefits cuts

Senior Labour members have written to the Work and Pensions Secretary over the party's "indefensible" cuts to benefits ...

The Guardian - UK

Thirteen years ago, Emma told me disability cuts nearly broke her family. Now, under Labour, it’s worse

In families like hers, the devastating impact of the £5bn cuts will be felt most keenly. It is a stain Labour may never be rid of, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The National (Scotland)

Martin Lewis: Disability benefit cuts could 'tip people further into the abyss'

MARTIN Lewis has warned that disability benefit changes could "tip people further into the abyss" ...

The Guardian - UK

‘Does it score?’ How the OBR became the key arbiter of the Treasury’s sums

Chancellor has very little headroom within her fiscal rules but is keen to keep Office for Budget Responsibility on side

The Conversation

Britain has almost 1 million young people not in work or education – here’s what evidence shows can change that

Keir Starmer says the current benefits system is unsustainable, unfair and needs changing to avoid a wasted generation of young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neet).

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘not doing enough to end tsunami of sick notes’ pushing up benefits claimants

Iain Duncan Smith has said far more needs to be done to prevent young people leaving school and going ‘straight to their sick beds’

The Independent UK

Austerity fears grow as Reeves plans major spending cuts in spring statement

A swathe of spending cuts are expected in order to balance the books amid the worsening economic outlook

Evening Standard

Scale of London's economic inactivity crisis revealed: More than 300,000 Londoners now too sick to work

One in 10 were too sick to work in two London boroughs in 2024, the Standard can reveal

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves to announce biggest spending cuts 'since austerity'

Rachel Reeves is set to unveil the biggest spending cuts "since austerity" in next week's Spring Statement ...

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