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Rare second inquest hears that Jodey Whiting, 42, left notes saying she had no food and could not pay billsA disabled woman killed herself after her benefits were mistakenly stopped leaving notes saying she had no food, could not pay bills and was in “…
Defence secretary says ‘the world is more dangerous’ as he addresses MPs about strategic defence reviewHere is the clip of Keir Starmer in his Today programme interview refusing to say when the government will raise defence spending to 3% of GDP.In an …
In today’s newsletter: Reform’s latest policy shift echoes strategies seen in Europe’s far right. Will this approach gain traction in the UK?Good morning. In 2023, Nigel Farage went on a podcast to decry what he described as a culture of “welfarism” in…
British arm of Maximus is biggest provider of functional assessment services for DWPThe British arm of a US contractor that tests whether some people in the UK should receive disability benefits has reported a 23% rise in profits.Maximus, a Virginia-ba…
Nigel Farage seems to have upstaged the Labour government, pledging to scrap the controversial two-child benefit cap and reverse the cuts to the winter fuel allowance. So why hasn’t the government – after almost a year in power – done more to end child…
Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant cuts to disability benefitsJobcentres will no longer force people into “any job” available, the employment minister has said, promising there will be long-term, personali…
‘At least she’s real,’ says the Reform UK leader in a speech in which he promised to lift the two-child benefit capNigel Farage’s Westminster speech was peppered with attacks on Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Rachel Reeves. One person he was nice abou…
Reform UK leader unveils plans to reverse benefit cuts and bring in tax breaks without fully explaining costingsNigel Farage has been accused of leaving a multibillion-pound black hole at the heart of his party’s spending plans after unveiling a series…
Bridget Phillipson says it is party’s ‘moral mission’ to ensure fewer children grow up in povertyThe Labour government’s “moral purpose” is for fewer children to grow up in poverty, the education secretary has said, in the strongest hint yet that minis…
Charities and experts urge government to honour pledge on energy efficiency as it looks to pay for policy reversalPlans to reinstate the winter fuel payment will be undermined if the government presses ahead with mooted cuts to home insulation upgrades…