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Reform UK unveils massive £50bn welfare overhaul to scrap PIP

Reform would abolish personal independence payments and provide support only for those ‘gravely ill’

The Independent UK

Tory plans to remove foreign nationals’ right to social housing slammed

Around 230,000 homes would become available under the controversial proposal unveiled by the Conservatives

Evening Standard

Labour Pension Plan Sparks Fury After MPs Back Power to Direct Retirement Savings

MPs approved plans allowing ministers to influence pension investments, raising concerns about political control and risks to long-term retirement savings.

International Business Times UK

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Wes Streeting takes Hokey Cokey jibe at Tory panellist as Question Time audience erupts

Wes Streeting urged the BBC Question Time audience to “think of the Hokey Cokey” in relation to a Tory panellist’s answer to a question on the Middle East war.

The Independent UK

MPs resoundingly vote to scrap two-child benefit cap

It will be further scrutinised by MPs and peers before it can become law, but the Government has said it wants to ditch the two-child limit from April

The Independent UK

Universal Credit Surge: 1.5M Added To 'No Work' List Under Keir Starmer

Labour's welfare policy faces intense scrutiny as 1.5 million people are added to Universal Credit's 'no work' list, sparking fierce debate over sickness claims, government control, and Britain's spiralling £177bn benefits bill.

International Business Times UK

Having nothing to say has never stopped Kemi holding a press conference

Tory leader took on Brexit, benefits claimants and grooming gangs in a presser that probably should have been an email

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Tory party misspells 'Britain' on promotional chocolate bar at Conservative Party Conference

A typo was spotted on the free promotional snack

Evening Standard

Tories would reverse any ‘reckless’ moves to scrap two-child benefit cap

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said those on benefits should have to make the same responsible decisions about having children as everyone else.

The Independent UK

No commitment to scrap two-child benefit cap until funding is clear – minister

Work and pensions minister Alison McGovern said the Government would not commit to any policy without knowing how it would be paid for.

Evening Standard

Downbeat Liz Kendall acts as if even she no longer believes in welfare reforms

A mauling by MPs the day before took its toll on the work and pensions secretary amid yet more concessions to placate Labour rebels

The Guardian - UK

Liz Kendall is a listening kind of woman but can’t seem to hear Labour discontent on welfare bill

Not one member of the work and pensions secretary’s party came to her rescue as she laid out the government’s concessions – sorry, measures

The Guardian - UK

Changes to UK disability cuts will cost billions, Liz Kendall tells MPs

CHANGES to the UK Government’s welfare reforms will cost around £2.5 billion in 2029/30, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said.

The National (Scotland)

Dominic Cummings predicts Kemi Badenoch’s downfall as Tory leader: ‘She’s a goner’

Dominic Cummings described the Conservative Party leader as a ‘goner’

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Badenoch to go ‘probably this year’, says former No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings

Boris Johnson’s former aide described Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as a ‘vehicle’ for voters to say they ‘despise’ Westminster.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety – as it happened

Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan

Evening Standard

Labour dubbed ‘nasty party’ as it rejects call for winter fuel payments apology

A Conservative motion seeking further data on the impact of the cut was defeated in the Commons.

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Liz Kendall Faces Cabinet Backlash Over £5bn Welfare Cuts – Labour in Turmoil

Liz Kendall is under fire as claims emerge that she lacks full Cabinet support for her welfare cuts, with the Tories seizing on the apparent division.

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The Guardian - UK

Liz Kendall’s stages of welfare cuts: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Slashing £5bn of benefits is not generally what Labour MPs get into politics for, but Liz at least tried to enjoy herself

The Independent UK

A million to lose disability benefit as Labour slashes £5bn from welfare bill

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said the wide-reaching reforms were needed as the welfare bill was ‘unsustainable’

The Independent UK

Government to overspend £8.6bn on benefits bill as DWP boss says ‘radical’ changes to come

Labour should drop its “cruel and poorly thought-out plans” says leading charity

Evening Standard

Ministers to announce plans to claim back money from benefit fraudsters

Liz Kendall has said that legislation will ‘make sure’ that people who ‘seek to cheat’ the system are held accountable.

The Independent UK

Businesses warn of job losses threat as Starmer hopes to get 2m back into work

Tensions between business leaders and the Labour government continue to grow as Starmer puts hopes in company bosses to employ 2 million more people

The Guardian - UK

The gospel according to Boris Johnson: it’s the church’s fault our kids are overweight

The ex-PM opines that it’s Anglicanism’s failure to spiritually nourish children that has made them junk food addicts

Evening Standard

‘Contradiction’ in Government policies to get Britain working, MPs warn

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall took questions about whether her plans to get more people employed clash with a tax rise for employers.

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