The welfare dilemma: how to help 3.5mn people trapped on health-linked benefits?
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Could Starmer be in for a benefits rebellion as tribes clash in his own party?
Labour may have ditched its factional in-fighting - but deep welfare cuts could reignite tensions.BBC News - 3d -
Tensions grow over UK government plan to cut welfare payments
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Some PIP recipients may lose out under welfare cuts
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday afternoon.BBC News - 11h -
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How to cut Britain’s rising welfare bill
Reforms rather than quick fixes will save more money in the long termFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Government’s employment reforms clash with its welfare plans
Jobs market policies could threaten the part-time vacancies that ease people back into workFinancial Times - 6d -
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Benefits crackdown ‘to save £5bn by 2030’, claims Liz Kendall as disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’ – UK politics live
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Rachel Reeves insists changes to welfare needed
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