1mn fewer people to secure health benefits under UK welfare reform
Government measures require a Commons vote that could provoke a rebellion by Labour MPs
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Health secretary admits 'risk of disruption' in NHS overhaul
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Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled
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PwC cuts record number of UK partners and halts tech apprenticeship scheme
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'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits
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Runcorn by-election could be proof of concept for Reform UK
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Plan to freeze key disability benefit may be dropped
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Could Starmer be in for a benefits rebellion as tribes clash in his own party?
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Pace of deportation flights under Trump is slower than under Biden
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