66 h. ago Over 40 with a bad back? Labour's coming for your benefits! Liz Kendall says welfare crackdown MUST go ahead despite revolt

Liz Kendall is to use a speech today to defend plans to tightening the eligibility criteria for the main disability benefit in England, the personal independence payment (Pip).

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69 h. ago Disability claimants with back problems to lose most in Labour’s welfare changes

Liz Kendall will argue her benefit cuts are necessary to save the welfare state

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves faces call from her local Labour party to abandon welfare cuts

In its motion opposing the plans, the Leeds West and Pudsey CLP said disabled people ‘are not responsible for the state of the national finances’.

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8 d. ago Prime Minister insists he will fight next election after questions about future

Sir Keir Starmer is currently facing a brewing Labour rebellion over his Government’s plans to cut welfare.

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8 d. ago GMB's Susanna Reid clashes with Labour minister in tense exchange over 'petrified' people

GMB's Susanna Reid confronted Treasury minister Emma Reynolds about people being 'petrified' of benefits cuts amid a growing Labour rebellion over welfare reforms

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2 w. ago Labour MPs must realise welfare system ‘needs reform’, says Reeves – UK politics live

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves takes on Labour welfare cut rebels saying system that has left people who want to work 'trapped on benefits' MUST be 'reformed'

The Chancellor and Prime Minister Keir Starmer are facing potentially the largest rebellion of their time in office over plans to make it harder to claim disability payments and go on the long-term sick.

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2 w. ago More than 40 Labour MPs say welfare cuts ‘impossible to support’

The backbenchers called for planned cuts to be delayed until at least the autumn.

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2 w. ago Welsh Labour first minister says she is ‘losing patience’ with Starmer’s policies

Eluned Morgan says her government will move ‘to the left’ and urges UK Labour to reconsider budget cutsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Welsh first minister and leader of the Welsh Labour party has said she is “losing patience” with UK Labour and made it clear she is “tacking to the left” as she tries to counter a growing threat from Reform UK and Plaid Cymru.Eluned Morgan told the Guardian she wanted Keir Starmer to rethink policy changes on welfare and the winter fuel allowance and described the Labour party as a “messy family”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Labour seats set to suffer worst economic impact of welfare reforms – study

MPs have been urged to consider the wider impact of changes to eligibility requirements for the personal independence payment.

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