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Kendall vows to give young people ‘chances and choices’ for a better life

The Work and Pensions Secretary was speaking at the launch in Liverpool of a programme to get young people into education, work and training.

Evening Standard

Kendall says welfare reforms will address ‘economic and social crisis’

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall insisted changes are necessary to get people off benefits and into work.

Evening Standard

Welsh First Minister ‘reserving position’ on UK Government’s benefits cuts

Eluned Morgan told members of the Senedd she was waiting to find out what impact the benefits cuts would have on Wales.

Evening Standard

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'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 ...

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Kendall promises welfare reforms ‘imminently’

The Work and Pensions Secretary – who is expected to lay out her plans on Tuesday – told MPs that reforms would be published ‘imminently’.

The Independent UK

'Moral case' to slash Britain's benefits bill as Keir Starmer faces outcry from backbenchers

Diane Abbott, the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, says cutting money for disabled people ‘is not a Labour thing to do’

Evening Standard

PM faces backbench discontent as Labour prepares to overhaul benefits system

Liz Kendall is expected to announce wide-ranging reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday.

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Streeting refuses to rule out U-turn on PIP disability benefits freeze as No 10 tries to avoid rebellion

Health secretary Wes Streeting was unable to say whether the government would freeze PIP as part of its welfare reforms this week

The Independent UK

Work and Pensions Secretary says some people on benefits ‘taking the mickey’

A report from the DWP found 49% of health and disability benefit recipients reported they felt they would never be able to work or work again.

Evening Standard

Kendall seeks to ease ‘snoopers’ charter’ fears over benefit fraud crackdown

The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill aims to give new powers to the Department for Work and Pensions.

The Independent UK

Kendall faces MP criticism and calls to reconsider Waspi compensation decision

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government had made a ‘right and fair’ announcement.

The Independent UK

‘Contradiction’ in Government policies to get Britain working, MPs warn

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall took questions about whether her plans to get more people employed clash with a tax rise for employers.

Evening Standard

Kendall defends Cabinet colleagues voicing ‘strong opinions’ on assisted dying

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

The Independent UK

Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the Government estimates did not account for measures to mitigate the impact.

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Evening Standard

Liz Kendall: ‘No tension’ over pension credit uptake in light of winter fuel cut

The Work and Pensions Secretary suggested she wanted to see a 100% take-up of pension credit ‘regardless’ of how it impacted savings plans.

Evening Standard

Tory leadership race hots up as Mel Stride becomes fourth candidate bidding to replace Rishi Sunak

The former work and pensions secretary will announce on Friday he is a candidate, it has been reported.

The Independent UK

Stride pledges to fast-track child maintenance enforcement process

The Work and Pensions Secretary said it was taking ‘far too long’ to get children the support they were due and that ‘simply was not fair’.

The Independent UK

Disabled could be offered more support to work from home under benefits reforms

Changes to Work Capability Assessments would help people ‘move off benefits and towards the jobs market’, Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said.

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The National (Scotland)

Minister encourages over-50s to embrace 'great job opportunities' like Deliveroo

The Work and Pensions Secretary has suggested the over-50s should break free from age-related job stereotypes and embrace a wider range of career…

The Independent UK

No 10 refuses to back minister’s back-to-work tax cut suggestion

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said reducing the number of economically inactive people back to pre-pandemic levels could lead to a tax cut.

Daily Record

DWP boss gives new indication when State Pension age rise to 68 is likely to happen

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride also said there are no plans to alter the State Pension Triple Lock.

The Independent UK

State pension age could rise to 68 by ‘2040 or thereabouts’, says Mel Stride

The Work and Pensions Secretary has delayed any decision on increasing the state pension age past 67.

Chronicle Live

State Pension age may rise to 68 sooner than thought - costing millions of people in their 50s £10,000

Mel Stride who is the current Work and Pensions Secretary has said that people may be forced to work for longer due to the 'pretty hairy' state of public finances - and a decision will be made within months.

Daily Mirror

Tory rebel Esther McVey fumes Jeremy Hunt could have 'put final nail in election hopes'

The former Work and Pensions Secretary said she could not support the tax rises announced in yesterday's Autumn Statement and said that money should be saved on projects such as HS2

Daily Mirror

New Tory welfare chief said cutting maternity rights would be 'better for business'

Mel Stride, who was appointed as Work and Pensions Secretary last week, complained that rules on leave for new mothers and fathers were too “onerous"

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