Category: Benefits

Rejoining the EU, Burnham’s donors and the bedroom tax: Politics Weekly answers your questions – podcast

Will the UK ever rejoin the EU? Who is funding Andy Burnham? And will the bedroom tax be scrapped? In a special episode, Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker answer some of your questionsPlease keep sending your comments and questions...

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Russia says it could hit UK military targets over supply of missile technology to Ukraine – UK politics live

Kremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and says UK and France bear ‘direct responsibility’ for Ukrainian strikes on Russia Speaking on the media round this morning, the work and pensions secretary, Pat...

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McFadden hails ‘inspiring’ jobs programme for young people as number of Neets drops – UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary says jobs guarantee scheme is restoring confidence as ONS reports that number of young people not in work or training has fallen below a millionHello, and welcome to our UK politics blog. It’s all...

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From welfare to prisons: the challenges for Burnham when MPs return to Commons

PM’s honeymoon period will come to an end as he makes decisions on the budget, welfare, migration and prisonsAndy Burnham has enjoyed a month-long honeymoon period since he became prime minister, winning public support with a...

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From welfare to prisons: the challenges for Burnham when MPs return to Commons

PM’s honeymoon period will come to an end as he makes decisions on the budget, welfare, migration and prisonsAndy Burnham has enjoyed a month-long honeymoon period since he became prime minister, winning public support with a...

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From welfare to prisons: the challenges for Burnham when MPs return to Commons

PM’s honeymoon period will come to an end as he makes decisions on the budget, welfare, migration and prisonsAndy Burnham has enjoyed a month-long honeymoon period since he became prime minister, winning public support with a...

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Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners

Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’ Hundreds of thousands of children would be tipped into poverty and destitution under plans unveiled by Reform...

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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviewsLabour must stop “simply writing a cheque” for health and disability benefit claimants and will provide more job support...

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Farage launches preemptive attack on Commons standards committee, claiming it won’t judge him fairly – as it happened

Reform UK leader also tells the Daily Mail he did not anticipate main parties would not stand candidates in Clacton byelection Reform activists urged to switch focus from Manchester to Farage’s Clacton contestThe untold story of...

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