46 h. ago Labour voters losing faith in government to cut levels of child poverty

The research shared with The Mirror follows controversial benefit cuts and grim official figures showing the number of kids in poverty hitting a new record of 4.5million

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53 h. ago Government reveal how people claiming three types of benefits will be targeted by new DWP crackdown

The Government are attempting to cut £8.6 billion over the next five years

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54 h. ago DAN HODGES: Labour is set to suffer a tornado of rage from the voters it has betrayed... so why is Kemi Badenoch doing NOTHING to win them round?

Oh, how the clever boys in Tory HQ must have laughed. What a jolly jape. Mocking up a series of tweets to mimic US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's messages on bombing the Houthis.

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67 h. ago Minimum wage changes from this week get 'massive support' from voters

More than eight in ten (84%) Tory to Labour switchers at the 2024 General Election supported the change, as well as three in four (75%) Labour voters at the 2024 General Election who would now vote for Reform UK

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4 d. ago Dining across the divide: ‘I see the welfare state as bloated, corrupt’

One is a long-term Labour voter, the other has had his head turned by Reform. Will they agree on dogs, disability benefits and the climate crisis?Philip, 73, BristolOccupation Retired marketing director Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trade Secretary refuses to rule out cutting digital tax as US tariffs loom

The Liberal Democrats have urged the Government not to cut or scrap the digital services tax to ‘appease’ Donald Trump.

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5 d. ago Labour MPs threaten 'the mother of all rebellions' over benefit cuts with 'dozens' ready to revolt as child poverty hits record level

More than 30 backbenchers are said to be ready to vote against plans to make it harder to claim incapacity benefits and personal independence payments (Pip).

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7 d. ago Shipping emissions to be cut by 30% by 2030, Government pledges

Larger vessels such as tankers and cruises, which cause the most pollution, will be expected to decarbonise first under the plan.

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7 d. ago Trump’s shuttering of global media agency endangers reporters, staff say

Employees who may have to return home risk death or imprisonment at hands of authoritarian governmentsForeign workers at US government-backed media outlets being cut by the Trump administration say they face deportation to their home countries, where some risk imprisonment or death at the hands of authoritarian governments.Earlier this month the Trump administration moved to defund the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent federal agency that oversees the Voice of America (VoA), the US’s largest and oldest international broadcaster, and provides grants to Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other news agencies. Staff have been placed on administrative leave and contractors have been fired. The agency had around 3,500 employees with an annual budget of $886m in 2024. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Confusion at top of government over how many jobs could be cut from civil service

Chancellor said there would be 10,000 job losses but the transport secretary said there is no target

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9 d. ago Moment Rachel Reeves reveals how many civil service jobs will be cut

Rachel Reeves has pledged to cut the running costs of government by 15% and to reduce civil service jobs by 10,000 by the end of this parliament.

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1 week ago Renfrewshire Council dealt blow after cut to allocation of UK Government fund

Local authority's portion of shared prosperity fund dropped from £3,688,691 in 2024/25 to £2,062,930 for 2025/26.

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1 week ago Starmer defends ‘moral’ benefits cuts plan after Diane Abbott says most vulnerable are being used to balance books – UK politics live

Veteran Labour MP says ‘there is nothing moral’ about government plan to cut benefitsLast night, to back up its analysis of the disability cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies published two charts illustrating aspects of the changes.This one shows how the £5bn cuts announced yesterday compare in scale to previous benefit cuts, listed here in order of how big they were, in current prices. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note | Sheldon Pollock

Like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governanceOn 15 March, Columbia University received what can only be described as the most dangerous letter in the history of higher education in America. The sender was the United States government. Like a ransom note, the government letter insists that Columbia comply with a list of Trump administration demands in order to even have a chance at recovering the $400m in federal funding for scientific research that the government canceled on 7 March.Oddly, one of the specific targets identified in the letter was Columbia’s Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (Mesaas), a small humanities department devoted to studying the languages, cultures and history of those regions. The government demanded the Mesaas department be put into “receivership” – basically, be taken over by the University – as a precondition to further negotiations. Continue readi...

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2 w. ago Labour Government accused of 'punching down' with £5bn cut to benefits bill

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall outlined reforms today which could save £5 billion from the UK's welfare bill by 2030.

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2 w. ago Starmer’s Government faces backlash over ‘cruel’ £5bn cut to welfare

Sir Keir Starmer said failure to reform the system would be ‘morally bankrupt’ but his own backbenchers, unions and campaigners hit back

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2 w. ago Major reforms to Britain's benefits system announced as Government seeks £5billion cut to welfare bill

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced changes to personal independence payments (PIP), job seeker's allowance and universal credit

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2 w. ago Major reforms to Britain's benefits system announced as Government seeks to cut welfare bill

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced changes to personal independence payments (PIP), job seeker's allowance and universal credit

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2 w. ago PIP disability benefits cuts live: Liz Kendall set to slash DWP spending risking Labour fury

A package of reforms to sickness and disability benefits is set to be signed off today by Sir Keir Starmer's Government which could cut billions but has led to Labour backbench anger

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2 w. ago What could the Government’s plans to ‘cut red tape’ mean for households?

The Government is aiming to reduce duplication by different bodies and help drive economic growth.

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