3 h. ago Too little, too late? More than a MILLION Brits face losing thousands of pounds in disability benefits as Liz Kendall defies Labour fury in desperate bid to cut £5bn from 'failing' system

In a highly-anticipated Commons statement, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall laid out moves to save £5billion amid fears spiralling costs are 'unsustainable'.

Economics

9 h. ago Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says

Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’Q: Why have you changed your mind on this?Badenoch says she has not changed her mind. As a member of the government, she abided by collective responsibility. She says in government she regularly questioned the case for net zero.The person who’s been consistent in all this is me.I’m not going to pretend that I won’t have critics This is politics. Being a politician is about being criticised.What I’m asking people to do is listen to what I’m saying. I am not doing what all the other parties are doing. We are changing the way we do things.That’s not how it works. You can’t just pull [a date] out of the air. And what we did was pick a target and then start thinking of how to get there.We need to start thinking about it in a different way. How does this impact families? How is business going to help us deliver? And that’s what the policy commissions are going to do. C...

Economics

9 h. ago More than a MILLION Brits face losing thousands of pounds in disability benefits as Liz Kendall defies Labour fury in desperate bid to cut £5bn from 'failing' system... but is it enough?

In a highly-anticipated Commons statement, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall laid out moves to save £5billion amid fears spiralling costs are 'unsustainable'.

Economics

11 h. ago Benefits crackdown ‘to save £5bn by 2030’, claims Liz Kendall as disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’ – UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary says one in 10 people of working age are claiming sickness or disability benefitQ: Why have you changed your mind on this?Badenoch says she has not changed her mind. As a member of the government, she abided by collective responsibility. She says in government she regularly questioned the case for net zero.The person who’s been consistent in all this is me.I’m not going to pretend that I won’t have critics This is politics. Being a politician is about being criticised.What I’m asking people to do is listen to what I’m saying. I am not doing what all the other parties are doing. We are changing the way we do things.That’s not how it works. You can’t just pull [a date] out of the air. And what we did was pick a target and then start thinking of how to get there.We need to start thinking about it in a different way. How does this impact families? How is business going to help us deliver? And that’s what the policy commissions are going to do. Continue readin...

Politics

12 h. ago Liz Kendall says benefits system ‘holding our country back’ and claims plan to crack down on it will save £5bn by 2030 – UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary says one in 10 people of working age are claiming sickness or disability benefitQ: Why have you changed your mind on this?Badenoch says she has not changed her mind. As a member of the government, she abided by collective responsibility. She says in government she regularly questioned the case for net zero.The person who’s been consistent in all this is me.I’m not going to pretend that I won’t have critics This is politics. Being a politician is about being criticised.What I’m asking people to do is listen to what I’m saying. I am not doing what all the other parties are doing. We are changing the way we do things.That’s not how it works. You can’t just pull [a date] out of the air. And what we did was pick a target and then start thinking of how to get there.We need to start thinking about it in a different way. How does this impact families? How is business going to help us deliver? And that’s what the policy commissions are going to do. Continue readin...

Politics

18 h. ago Ministers brace to unveil £5bn benefits cuts TODAY despite Labour fury at 'shameful' plans

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to lay out moves to save around £5billion amid fears spiralling costs are 'unsustainable'.

Politics

18 h. 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

Events

26 h. ago UK politics live: Labour to unveil plan to slash billions from benefit bill amid backbench backlash

Work and pension secretary Liz Kendall set to unveil plans to slash welfare bill by £5bn in benefits overhaul on Tuesday

Politics

5 d. ago 'Do you want to kill off London's nightlife for good?': Fury at Labour council's plans for West End venues to host 'quiet nights' and 'non

Labour-run Westminster Council has been accused of trying to 'kill' London's nightlife after it announced a night-time plan suggesting pubs and bars should host 'quiet nights'

Events

5 d. ago No10 'shocked' by scale of Labour fury at plans for £5bn benefits cut and 'adding safeguards for disabled' as Rachel Reeves desperately tries to avoid civil war while balancing books

An announcement on the measures had been expected yesterday, but has been delayed until next week amid a major operation to win over backbench sceptics.

Events

6 d. ago Fury as Labour milks farmers for MORE cash: Minister confirms post

Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner confirmed to MPs that the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) was being closed to new applications.

Politics

3 w. ago Fury deepens over 'sinister' Thought Police targeting of a grandmother who criticised Labour as voters call for Starmer to go over 'abuse of power'

Furious Brits have slammed Manchester Police and Labour for 'shameful' behaviour targeting a grandmother exposed by The Mail on Sunday.

Events

3 w. ago John Swinney's fury at Labour over energy is distraction from SNP's failures

The SNP still needs to get its own house in order as it calls on the UK government to follow through on key energy plans.

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