6 h. ago Millions left fearful by drastic DWP benefit cuts that will leave many worse off

DWP Secretary Liz Kendall unveiled major changes to Personal Independent Payments and Universal Credit as she warned the system is 'failing the very people it is supposed to help'

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12 h. ago DWP benefit cut announcements 'deeply concerning' say charities

Charities say there will be an increase in poverty and branded the cuts 'cruel'

Politics

29 h. ago Keir Starmer issued warning on eve of huge DWP benefit cuts announcement

Keir Starmer's Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to sign-off a controversial package of reforms to sickness and disability benefits - before the plans are announced to MPs

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer issues blunt warning about Putin as Russia rejects ceasefire deal

Keir Starmer said he is 'not surprised' that Russia has rejected a 30-day ceasefire proposal and warned that Vladimir Putin will breach any agreement if there is no security guarantee

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer ally hits out at DWP benefit cut plan in rare public criticism

Trades Union Congress General Secretary Paul Nowak warned: 'A major lesson from the Tory years is that austerity damaged the nation’s health. We must not make the same mistake again'

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8 d. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer holds urgent Donald Trump call to discuss two major issues

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8 d. ago Labour MP Rachael Maskell warns against 'draconian cuts' as DWP plans benefit change

Rachael Maskell has suggested she has detected "deep, deep concern" from colleagues in the Commons, amid risks of a rift between the Government and the back benches

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer issues warning as UK must be prepared for Ukraine conflict to 'wash up on our shores'

Keir Starmer also unveiled plans to set up a “coalition of the willing” to defend Ukraine and to guarantee peace, backed with British “boots on the ground and planes in the air”, during an emergency NATO summit held in London today.

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2 w. ago Russia issues 'bayonets' warning to Sir Keir Starmer amid Ukraine meeting

Sir Keir Starmer is hosting a summit in London on Sunday

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2 w. ago NATO issues dire warning to Volodymyr Zelensky as Keir Starmer hugs him at No10 amid frantic talks after his bust

Keir Starmer warmly greeted Volodymyr Zelensky with a hug outside of Downing Street after the Ukrainian president's bruising encounter with Donald Trump .

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2 w. ago Ukraine's Zelensky issues statement after Trump row ahead of talks with Keir Starmer

Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the UK a day earlier than expected after a tumultuous visit to the US, which saw him publicly humiliated by Donald Trump

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3 w. ago US sides with Russia in astonishing UN vote as Keir Starmer issues Ukraine warning

The Prime Minister said on the third anniversary of Russia's bloody invasion that the voices of Ukrainians "echo in my ears" and recalled meeting a patient called Petro in a burns unit."

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer issues Ukraine warning as US sides with Russia in astonishing UN vote

Keir Starmer recalled meeting a Ukrainian patient in a burns unit who said 'if Ukraine fails, Europe will be next' as he battles to persuade Donald Trump not to sell out Kyiv

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer issues grim 'danger' warning over Nigel Farage's Reform UK in major speech

Keir Starmer argued Nigel Farage's Reform UK party is 'not the answer for Britain' and promised to point out their 'bluster' in major speech to the Scottish Labour conference

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3 w. ago DWP benefit cuts could be as much as £5bn under Labour plans

Previous plans had put the figure at £3 billion – but it may now be much more

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