66 h. ago Readers' letters: Rachel Reeves has declared war on the most vulnerable in society

A reader brands Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts immoral and depraved

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3 d. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to accept welfare cuts will push children into poverty

The UK Government chancellor visited Wales for the first time since her party's election successes in 2024 and a day after her Spring Statement

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'likely' to raise taxes in Autumn, Institute for Fiscal Studies say

It comes after a difficult Spring Statement

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer refuses to rule out Autumn tax hike amid think tank warning

It comes after a difficult Spring Statement

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3 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out Autumn tax hike amid think tank warning

It comes after a difficult Spring Statement

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3 d. ago All the Labour MPs who have said they are opposing Rachel Reeves's welfare cuts

Government faces challenge from its own benches amid controversy surrounding benefits cuts

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves says welfare cuts won't push people into poverty, despite government figures saying otherwise

An impact assessment warned that a quarter of a million could fall into financial hardship as a result of the cutbacks.

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'certain' benefits cuts won't push people into hardship amid growing Labour unrest

The Chancellor was also forced to defend Treasury minister Darren Jones who compared the benefits cuts to taking pocket money away from his children

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3 d. ago Reeves ‘absolutely certain’ welfare cuts will not push people into poverty

The Chancellor denied there will be further tax rises or spending cuts at the autumn budget in order to balance the books.

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4 d. ago PIP claimants with 'fluctuating conditions' to be hit 'profoundly' after Spring Statement

EXCLUSIVE: Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed sweeping changes to the welfare system aimed at saving £5billion per annum as daily living element of PIP is to be targeted by the Labour Government

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4 d. ago More pressure on the NHS, disability benefits claimants 'degraded' and hiked stamp duty leaving first

Rachel Reeves has been forced to make further welfare cuts after the budget watchdog said the Government's plans will not save as much as ministers hoped.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves' welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says

Charities had already reported a surge in calls and visits to their advice pages following welfare reform announcement

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4 d. ago Everything you need to know about PIP changes and Universal Credit as Labour slashes £5billion off welfare budget and Rachel Reeves blasts 'broken system' in Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced further welfare cuts as she confirmed changes for personal independence payment (Pip) and Universal Credit.

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4 d. ago Spring Statement branded 'new low in the fight against poverty' as Rachel Reeves announces further welfare cuts

Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement today - announcing further welfare cuts labelled as 'deeply concerning' by disability charities who warn the changes will 'push more disabled people into poverty'

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4 d. ago Welfare cuts to push 250,000 people into poverty, government assessment shows

Changes will see 800,000 lose disability payments by 2029-30

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4 d. ago Will Rachel Reeves’s tough decisions pay off? Our panel on the spring statement

The chancellor boosted defence spending while piling on further welfare cuts – all set against gloomy growth forecasts Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves announces MORE welfare cuts after watchdog judges Chancellor's previous benefits squeeze (announced only last week) was worth billions LESS than thought

The Chancellor put a further squeeze on benefits after the Office for Budget Responsibility said her previous action would not save as much as she'd hoped.

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4 d. ago Protesters rail against Labour welfare cuts set to push 250,000 more into poverty

Protesters gathered outside Downing Street to demonstrate against Labour’s cuts to welfare

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4 d. ago Spring Statement 2025: More benefits cuts and crackdown on tax avoiders announced as growth forecast halved

Rachel Reeves will slash Britain’s welfare bill by another £500million

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4 d. ago Spring statement: Reeves blames ‘global uncertainty’ for deeper spending cuts

Chancellor says tougher measures required to plug fiscal hole after Treasury watchdog halves 2025 growth forecastSpring statement: key pointsAnalysis: Reeves does reasonable job of justifying fiscal prudence but welfare cuts cast shadowPolitics live – updatesRachel Reeves blamed “global uncertainty” as she announced swingeing cuts to welfare and other public spending designed to plug a fiscal hole caused by soaring borrowing costs and sluggish economic growth.The chancellor told the Commons that the UK’s growth forecast for this year had been halved from 2% to 1% by the Treasury watchdog, which concluded that the chancellor would have missed her goal of balancing the books if she did not act. Continue reading...

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