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If people knew what you can claim for, they'd understand just how ridiculous it is that the PM couldn't get his Welfare Bill ...
On Tuesday, the Government abandoned almost all its proposals to cut disability benefits after an effective rebellion by backbench Labour MPs. It was hard to keep up with the Gove ...
The U-turn on welfare reforms has cost the Government £5bn a year, while the climbdown on winter fuel payments will cost ...
Education Secretary triggers more Labour infighting after warning welfare U-turn makes it harder to scrap controversial ...
Former leader Neil Kinnock said the Government appeared 'bogged down by their own imposed limitations' and said Keir Starmer ...
Scrapping the two-child benefit cap has been made harder by Sir Keir Starmer ’s climbdown over last week’s welfare cuts, ...
Lord Kinnock, who led Labour between 1983 and 1992, said a two per cent levy on assets worth more than £10million could be a ...
The fact remains that Republicans are only slightly offsetting significant tax cuts for the rich by decimating programs that help the poor, including food stamps and Medicaid.
The Prime Minister this week caved to rebel MPs over proposed welfare cuts as he performed yet another U-turn following his ...
Based on the latest estimates from those who know the Social Security program inside and out, benefit cuts are possible for ...
The DWP has watered down its benefits bill to get it past its first reading following a Labour Party MP rebellion.