‘There is nothing moral about cutting benefits’ | Morning Star
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‘There is nothing moral about cutting benefits’
Starmer under pressure over cruel plan to slash welfare budgetMorning Star
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Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement | Economic policy | The Guardian
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Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement
Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key servicesKiran Stacey (The Guardian)
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These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too | Frances Ryan | The Guardian
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These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too | Frances Ryan | The Guardian
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These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too
The worst reforms since George Osborne will teach voters that politicians really are all the same. Is it worth it? asks Guardian columnist Frances RyanFrances Ryan (The Guardian)
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Minister defending Labour’s £5bn benefits cuts admits he couldn’t live on £70 a week | The Independent
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Minister defending Labour’s £5bn benefits cuts admits he couldn’t live on £70 a week
Hitting back at left-wing Labour critics of the government, Torsten Bell accused them of ‘defending a Tory system’Archie Mitchell (The Independent)
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Disability benefit cuts are a 'violation of human rights', charities say
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Benefit cuts are a ‘violation of human rights’ which will harm ill and disabled people, Labour warned
Charities are fighting back against Labour's plans to cut disability benefits, following the government's announcement.Isabella McRae (Big Issue)
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The hidden impact of Labour's disability benefit cuts, explained - Big Issue
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The hidden impact of Labour’s disability benefit cuts – from carer’s allowance to railcards
The government’s disability benefit cuts impacting around a million people will also have knock-on effects, including for unpaid carers.Chaminda Jayanetti (Big Issue)
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Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper - GOV.UK
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Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.Department for Work and Pensions (GOV.UK)
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Raise Your Voice: The Fight for Accessible Democracy Starts Now | 38 Degrees
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Raise Your Voice: The Fight for Accessible Democracy Starts Now
Raise Your Voice: Because Democracy Should Work for Everyone! Did you know that Disabled People make up 24% of the UK population, yet less than 2% of MPs are disabled? That means Parliament should have 12 times more Disabled MPs just to be truly repr…38 Degrees
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Fury as Labour MP forced to leave assisted dying committee because her hearing aids needed recharging | The Independent
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Fury as Labour MP forced to leave assisted dying committee because her hearing aids needed recharging
Bradford West MP Naz Shah had warned fellow MPs that she would have to leave the bill committee session because if it extended to 10pm because her hearing aids’ batteries would need rechargingDavid Maddox (The Independent)
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Milwaukee mother deported to Laos, a country she’s never been to, where she doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t speak the language | The Independent
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Milwaukee mother deported to Laos, a country she’s never been to, where she doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t speak the language
‘The United States sent me back to die,’ Ma Yang, a mother of five, saidKatie Hawkinson (The Independent)
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DWP refuses to apologise after using ‘deeply irresponsible’ figure to exaggerate benefit claimant rise – Disability News Service
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DWP refuses to apologise after using ‘deeply irresponsible’ figure to exaggerate benefit claimant rise
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to apologise for massively exaggerating the rise in people claiming out-of-work disability benefits, and then tried to cover-up its actions, j…Disability News Service
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Many MPs think it immoral to slash disability benefits – and they’re right
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Many MPs think it immoral to slash disability benefits – and they’re right
Making it harder to claim Pip isn’t about ethics, as Keir Starmer says, but economicsSonia Sodha (The Guardian)
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‘Long Covid forced me to quit the job I loved’: Benefit cuts fears of thousands still too ill to work | The Independent
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‘Long Covid forced me to quit the job I loved’: Benefit cuts fears of thousands still too ill to work
Long Covid sufferers open up about lives destroyed by illness as they accuse government of ignoring themTara Cobham (The Independent)
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Putting top doctors in areas with high unemployment sees waiting lists plummet | The Independent
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Putting top doctors in areas with high unemployment sees waiting lists plummet
Expert clinicians are being dispatched to areas with high levels of unemploymentEmily Smith (The Independent)
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Electric car buyers three times more likely to be hit by new luxury car tax rules | The Independent
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Electric car buyers three times more likely to be hit by new luxury car tax rules
The policy will stop drivers from switching to electric, critics sayNeil Lancefield (The Independent)
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Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of cutting welfare | Rachel Reeves | The Guardian
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Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of cutting welfare
Calls for chancellor to exclude defence from rules or raise taxes in response to spending pressure at spring statementHeather Stewart (The Guardian)
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Supported as a child, abandoned as an adult
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Supported as a child, abandoned as an adult
The scandal of disability benefits that disappear when the recipient turns 16 – even when the need remains the sameJennie Kermode (Yorkshire Bylines)
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Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
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Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
A federal judge ordered that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury reinstate probationary employees who were terminated last month.Gary Grumbach (NBC News)
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Why are there so many studies trying to find a link between vaccines, especially the MMR, and autism?
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We need to talk about measles vaccines…. Again.
Why RFK Jr is pushing a dangerous narrative.Independent SAGE (Independent SAGE continues)
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Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest in Slovenia, report finds
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Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why
The poorest people in the UK are now poorer than the poorest people in countries such as Slovenia and Malta, as living standards plummet.Isabella McRae (Big Issue)
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Sickly Cats 2025: Here are 7 cats that suffer health issues due to selective breeding - including the Scottish Fold
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Starmer denounces benefits system as ‘unsustainable’ in move to slash welfare bill | The Independent
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Starmer denounces benefits system as ‘unsustainable’ in move to slash welfare bill
Keir Starmer has signalled a surprising shift to the right for Labour in attacking the welfare systemDavid Maddox (The Independent)
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Citizens Advice Test Valley: Advice on paying bills after break up
I’ve recently found myself living alone after the breakdown of my relationship. My council tax bill is due soon, and I’m worried I won’t be…Ange Moon, CAB (Hampshire Chronicle)
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All dogs now allowed into Romsey Abbey
Romsey Abbey will allow dogs to accompany their owners when visiting the abbey or attending services.Charles Elliman (Hampshire Chronicle)
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Scandal of the sick: Ill and disabled PIP benefit claimants die while waiting for payments | The Independent
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Petition · Act now to protect critical NHS prescription support for those with coeliac disease - United Kingdom · Change.org
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‘A True Dictator’: Trump’s Executive Order Raises Alarm
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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order | US news | The Guardian
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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’Sam Levin (The Guardian)
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Doctors worry about spring break as measles cases spread: Not ‘dealing with business-as-usual’ | The Independent
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Doctors worry about spring break as measles cases spread: Not ‘dealing with business-as-usual’
Roughly 173 million Americans are expected to take to the skies in March and April this yearJulia Musto (The Independent)
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International Women’s Day in numbers: How the fight for equality is still lagging behind | The Independent
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International Women’s Day in numbers: How the fight for equality is still lagging behind
As International Women’s Day is marked around the world, The Independent crunches the numbers on women’s lives at work and at homeAlicja Hagopian (The Independent)
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Concern RTS meters still in use ahead of switch off - BBC News
Was on South Today yesterday.
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Concern RTS meters still in use ahead of switch off
The technology used to power RTS meters will become obsolete at the end of June.Kirsteen O'Sullivan (BBC News)
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America is no longer the leader of the free world – in Canada, we are on a war footing | The Independent
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America is no longer the leader of the free world – in Canada, we are on a war footing
Under Trump, the US has proved it can't be trusted as an ally or trade partner, argues Stephen Marche, Canadian author of ‘The Next Civil War’.Stephen Marche (The Independent)
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Britain returning to ‘bad old days’ of the Birmingham Six | Morning Star
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Are disability benefit claimants really ready to work? - Big Issue
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Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
The DWP claims that more than 200,000 disability benefit claimants are ready to work. The reality is much different, as Big Issue has found.Ryan Butcher (Big Issue)
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No second state visit for Trump
Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.38 Degrees
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Ali the Brave
in reply to AutisticMumTo3 • • •The (not really) Labour government is on full steam with their budget cuts to the services that help the most unfortunate, increasing military spending, and now abolishing the climate targets without putting the name on it.
Good luck, Labour.