If people refuse to work they WILL lose their benefits, insists Labour as Starmer's vows to crack down on huge welfare bill is branded a 'hollow promise'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

If people refuse to work they WILL lose their benefits, insists Labour as Starmer's vows to crack down on huge welfare bill is branded a 'hollow promise'

Daily Mail  

A Cabinet minister wriggled today as she was repeatedly pressed on whether young people face benefits cuts if they refuse to take up jobs or training. Eventually Ms Kendall said that 'if people repeatedly refuse to take up the training or work responsibilities there will be sanctions on their benefits'. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall was involved in a toe-curling exchange on Sky News as she was grilled about Labour 's new welfare crackdown Ms Kendall dodged as she was repeatedly challenged by presenter Trevor Phillips on whether young people will be docked benefits if they do not accept opportunities Keir Starmer has vowed to squeeze the 'bulging' benefits bill 'blighting our society', promising 'sweeping changes' including a blitz on cheats and those who 'game the system' An OBR chart showing the expected path of incapacity benefits. The number of people claiming is forecast to rise from 3.2 million last year to 4.2 million in 2029 Sir Keir used an article in the Mail on Sunday today to signal a new focus on domestic politics, after the extraordinary Budget tax raid and a backlash over his globetrotting fueled a slump in Labour's poll ratings.

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Starmer braces for 'absolute horror' Labour benefits meltdown: Manchester mayor warns cuts to spiralling bill will 'trap people in poverty' - despite PM already watering down plans being unveiled tomo
4 days, 20 hours ago

Starmer braces for 'absolute horror' Labour benefits meltdown: Manchester mayor warns cuts to spiralling bill will 'trap people in poverty' - despite PM already watering down plans being unveiled tomo

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is bracing for an 'absolute horror' clash with Labour MPs on moves to cut the spiralling benefits bill. As tensions mount ahead of the plan being unveiled tomorrow, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has warned the PM that reducing eligibility could leave people 'trapped in poverty'. Keir Starmer is bracing for an 'absolute horror' clash with Labour MPs on …

Labour's benefits crackdown 'set to cut disability payments for 1million people' - as Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face backlash from own MPs
1 week ago

Labour's benefits crackdown 'set to cut disability payments for 1million people' - as Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face backlash from own MPs

Daily Mail  

One million people are set to lose their disability payments amid Labour's cost-cutting crackdown on benefits - causing uproar within the party. Sir Keir Starmer insists benefits cuts are urgently needed as the welfare bill is 'going through the roof', while Chancellor Rachel Reeves said on Friday the government must 'get a grip' on the system. Pictured: File photo Sir …

At last things are looking up for Starmer after his spectacular turn Right. But he can't stop there - time to tell Little Ed and Big Ange their Lefty game is up: ANDREW NEIL
1 week ago

At last things are looking up for Starmer after his spectacular turn Right. But he can't stop there - time to tell Little Ed and Big Ange their Lefty game is up: ANDREW NEIL

Daily Mail  

Only Nixon could go to China has become one of the most enduring political proverbs of the past half century. Richard Nixon’s historic trip to Beijing in 1972, which marked the start of detente with Chairman Mao Zedong’s communist regime Starmer is clearly relishing his reinvention as the new Nixon. But Starmer seems minded to wield the axe across government, …

Defiant Keir Starmer defends billions in benefits cuts as backlash from his own MPs grows
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1 week, 1 day ago

Defiant Keir Starmer defends billions in benefits cuts as backlash from his own MPs grows

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has defended billions of pounds of looming benefits cuts despite a growing backlash from his own MPs. Sir Keir Starmer has defended billions of pounds of looming benefits cuts despite a growing backlash from his own MPs Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell who now sits as an independent MP after rebelling against the Labour whip 'There is …

Starmer insists there is a 'moral case' for cutting disabled benefits as he faces mounting rebellion from Labour backbenchers over plan to save £5bn
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1 week, 1 day ago

Starmer insists there is a 'moral case' for cutting disabled benefits as he faces mounting rebellion from Labour backbenchers over plan to save £5bn

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer said there was a 'moral' and economic case for cutting benefits today as he tried to head off a major Labour rebellion. The Prime Minister denied Britain would be 'returning to austerity' under changes designed to save £5billion and get hundreds of thousands of people back into work. Sir Keir Starmer yesterday made a personal plea for …

Benefit claims by people saying they are too ill to work rise 500,000 to 2.5million in a YEAR - but just 14% have medical evidence to prove it
1 week, 1 day ago

Benefit claims by people saying they are too ill to work rise 500,000 to 2.5million in a YEAR - but just 14% have medical evidence to prove it

Daily Mail  

The number of people receiving Universal Credit who say they are too ill or disabled to work properly rose by 500,000 last year - but only a tiny fraction have the medical evidence to prove it. No10 has been 'shocked' by the scale of Labour opposition to the proposal to cut disability benefits to save £5bn and get hundreds of …

No10 'shocked' by scale of Labour fury at plans for £5bn benefits cut and 'adding safeguards for disabled' as Rachel Reeves desperately tries to avoid civil war while balancing books
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1 week, 1 day ago

No10 'shocked' by scale of Labour fury at plans for £5bn benefits cut and 'adding safeguards for disabled' as Rachel Reeves desperately tries to avoid civil war while balancing books

Daily Mail  

Spooked ministers are looking at adding safeguards for the most disabled to a plan to cut the amount paid to those too ill to work. No10 has been 'shocked' by the scale of Labour opposition to the proposal to cut disability benefits to save £5bn and get hundreds of thousands of people who can work into jobs. Sir Keir Starmer …

Frantic bid to quell Labour revolt on £5bn benefits cuts: Unions join backlash as MPs are called in for talks at No10 after announcement delayed
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1 week, 2 days ago

Frantic bid to quell Labour revolt on £5bn benefits cuts: Unions join backlash as MPs are called in for talks at No10 after announcement delayed

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is frantically trying to quell a revolt on benefits reforms today after the announcement was delayed. Labour MPs have been invited into Downing Street for 'round table' sessions explaining the changes - including tightening rules on sickness and disability benefits and favouring people who lose jobs over long-term claimants. Keir Starmer is frantically trying to quell a revolt …

Benefits cuts 'delayed to next week' as Labour MPs revolt over 'rerun of austerity' - despite Keir Starmer warning the system is 'indefensible'
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1 week, 3 days ago

Benefits cuts 'delayed to next week' as Labour MPs revolt over 'rerun of austerity' - despite Keir Starmer warning the system is 'indefensible'

Daily Mail  

Labour's welfare overhaul has been delayed amid a Labour revolt despite Keir Starmer warning the system is 'indefensible'. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had been widely expected to unveil plans as soon as today, with ministers struggling to slash £5billion from 'spiralling' benefits costs. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had been widely expected to unveil plans as soon …

Voters tell Labour to clamp down on benefits: For the first time a majority of the public say it is too easy for people to get handouts
1 month, 1 week ago

Voters tell Labour to clamp down on benefits: For the first time a majority of the public say it is too easy for people to get handouts

Daily Mail  

Voters are becoming increasingly unhappy at how easy it is for people to claim benefits, with a majority saying that the rules should be tightened for the first time. Some 53 per cent of those polled by YouGov this month said the current system is not strict enough, up from just 41 per cent in 2019. Some 43 per cent …

Does Labour think benefit claimants are ‘taking the mickey’?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Does Labour think benefit claimants are ‘taking the mickey’?

The Independent  

Liz Kendall, secretary of state for work and pensions, has said more about her plans for welfare reform. While stressing the vital support needed by those with disabilities and long-term illness trying to get jobs, Kendall remarked: “I have no doubt, as there always have been, there are people who shouldn’t be on those benefits who are taking the mickey, …

Government to overspend £8.6bn on benefits bill as DWP boss says ‘radical’ changes to come
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Government spending on benefits is set to be £8.6 billion …

Businesses’ job losses threat as Starmer hopes to get 2m back into work
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall unveiled the “Get Britain Working” plan in the …

There’s one word for Starmer’s welfare reform when you’re disabled...
3 months, 3 weeks ago

There’s one word for Starmer’s welfare reform when you’re disabled...

The Independent  

People are just frightened. With the government kicking a review into disability “benefits” – the quote marks are because I find it difficult, given my own experience, to see any benefits to being disabled – into next year, I could only nod along. The nation’s jobcentres, or Jobcentre Plus as they are now known, will in future become part of …

Watch: Labour questioned on ‘Get Britain Working Again’ employment plans
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Labour questioned on ‘Get Britain Working Again’ employment plans

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Liz Kendall was questioned on Labour's "Get Britain Working …

Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has declared Britain “simply isn’t working” as he …

The government is right to move from tender to tough on welfare reform
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The government is right to move from tender to tough on welfare reform

The Independent  

In an unfortunate if avoidable case of bad timing, the government is launching a white paper called Get Britain Working, just 24 hours after business leaders at the CBI’s annual conference warned that last month’s Budget would deter companies from hiring workers and going ahead with investment projects. However, the government is right to tackle welfare reform, an issue on …

LEO MCKINSTRY: The welfare state has become a bloated monster. Can Keir Starmer really tame it?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

LEO MCKINSTRY: The welfare state has become a bloated monster. Can Keir Starmer really tame it?

Daily Mail  

The welfare state, created as a safety net for the vulnerable, has long since become a bloated, destructive monster that promotes idleness and irresponsibility. In a robustly worded article in yesterday’s Mail on Sunday, Sir Keir Starmer said getting ‘to grips’ with the ‘bulging benefits bill’ will be a central mission of his Government. Sir Keir Starmer's tough language marks …

Sick note Britain! Business chiefs urge Labour to end UK's worklessness crisis - as ministers set to unveil radical welfare reforms to get Brits back into work
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sick note Britain! Business chiefs urge Labour to end UK's worklessness crisis - as ministers set to unveil radical welfare reforms to get Brits back into work

Daily Mail  

Young people who refuse to take a job will have their benefits cut, Labour said yesterday - despite previous pledges to halt ‘cruel Tory sanctions’ on the unemployed. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said that claimants had a ‘responsibility’ to take a job or engage with training programmes in return for their benefits. Ms Kendall, who will unveil Labour’s …

What lies behind Labour’s crackdown on welfare benefits?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What lies behind Labour’s crackdown on welfare benefits?

The Independent  

Labour’s blitz on benefits comes with some eye-catching language from the prime minister, announced in The Mail on Sunday. He has warned of Britain’s “bulging benefits bill blighting our society” as he vows to cut the £137bn cost. The government’s latest official forecasts show the number of people claiming incapacity benefits is expected to climb from around 2.5 million in …

Starmer intervenes in ‘working people’ Budget row with grim warning
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer intervenes in ‘working people’ Budget row with grim warning

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prime minister Keir Starmer promised the Budget will ‘ignore the …

Watch: Starmer warns Britain faces ‘unprecedented challenges’ ahead of Budget
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Starmer warns Britain faces ‘unprecedented challenges’ ahead of Budget

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Watch as Sir …

Keir Starmer is accused of 'straight up lying' to Brits in Labour manifesto after he warns shareholders, landlords and savers they DON'T count as 'working people' and face being battered in next week'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer is accused of 'straight up lying' to Brits in Labour manifesto after he warns shareholders, landlords and savers they DON'T count as 'working people' and face being battered in next week'

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer has been accused of 'straight up lying' to Brits as shareholders, landlords and savers face being battered with tax rises at next week's Budget. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a TV interview at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa on October 24 Chancellor Rachel Reeves on a visit to Washington DC yesterday Tory frontbencher Claire …

Starmer is right to grasp the nettle of benefits reform – even if it stings him
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer is right to grasp the nettle of benefits reform – even if it stings him

The Independent  

Despite the huge controversy over the decision to means-test the winter fuel allowance, Keir Starmer has begun another difficult battle – to cut welfare spending. Starmer told BBC Radio 4 today that people on long-term sickness benefits should be made to look for work if they are able to, saying: “I think the basic proposition that you should look for …

PM to promise welfare fraud crackdown in bid to free up cash for public services
5 months, 3 weeks ago

PM to promise welfare fraud crackdown in bid to free up cash for public services

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to promise to “leave no stone unturned” as his …

Labour's '£2,000 tax bomb for families': Jeremy Hunt warns every household will suffer to fill huge black hole in Keir Starmer's spending plans - as Chancellor says he wants to slash burden for Brits
10 months ago

Labour's '£2,000 tax bomb for families': Jeremy Hunt warns every household will suffer to fill huge black hole in Keir Starmer's spending plans - as Chancellor says he wants to slash burden for Brits

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Hunt today delivered a stark warning that Labour in power would mean a tax bomb worth £2,000 for every household. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt released new Treasury analysis of Labour's tax plans, suggesting they will be billions of pounds short of the funding they need to deliver their spending commitments Mr Hunt warned that in contrast if Keir Starmer gets …

Could banning zero-hour contracts be Labour’s downfall?
10 months ago

Could banning zero-hour contracts be Labour’s downfall?

The Independent  

Despite the painted smiles as Labour and the trade unions declared an outbreak of peace in a joint statement last night, tensions remain between the two sides. In public, the unions declared victory after their three-hour meeting with Keir Starmer and shadow ministers confirmed Labour’s commitment to what Starmer has called the biggest “levelling-up of workers’ rights” for a generation. …

Keir Starmer faces clash with Labour's union paymasters as he 'waters down plans to ban zero hours contracts and out-of-hours emails to workers' after backlash from business
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer faces clash with Labour's union paymasters as he 'waters down plans to ban zero hours contracts and out-of-hours emails to workers' after backlash from business

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is facing a showdown with Labour's union paymasters amid claims he is poised to water down workers' rights reforms. Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer attend a Labour event at Harlow Town FC in Essex yesterday Unite general secretary Sharon Graham warned 'a red line will be crossed' if the party U-turns on previous employment pledges while TUC president …

Labour says unemployed youngsters who can work will HAVE to as there should be 'no option of a life on benefits'
1 year ago

Labour says unemployed youngsters who can work will HAVE to as there should be 'no option of a life on benefits'

Daily Mail  

Labour will today warn unemployed youngsters there should be 'no option of a life on benefits' for those fit and able to work. In a bid to toughen up Labour's stance on welfare, shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will say that a future government would not allow young people to languish on the dole when they could be …

Has Keir Starmer scored an own goal with Labour’s £28bn green spending chaos?
1 year, 1 month ago

Has Keir Starmer scored an own goal with Labour’s £28bn green spending chaos?

The Independent  

On the same day thousands of Port Talbot steelworkers were told they would be losing their jobs, with the plant’s two blast furnaces closing down, Labour’s £28bn Green Prosperity Plan hit the headlines again. And, if the polls narrow and Sir Keir falls short of a 1997-style landslide, as New Labour architect Peter Mandelson has said is likely, he will …

Labour spending commitments destroy Keir Starmer's pledge to curb cash splurges, critics say
2 years, 2 months ago

Labour spending commitments destroy Keir Starmer's pledge to curb cash splurges, critics say

Daily Mail  

Labour last night said that many of their statements were not firm commitments Labour was accused last night of shredding Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to end the party’s big spending reputation after announcing £45billion of commitments in a fortnight. Chief secretary to the Treasury John Glen said: ‘Labour have already broken their New Year’s resolutions by reaching for the “big …

Don't be fooled by the PR offensive - these disability cuts look set to be savage
9 years, 4 months ago

Don't be fooled by the PR offensive - these disability cuts look set to be savage

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Disability charity Scope fears this may …

Welfare bill: These are the 184 Labour MPs who didn’t vote against the Tories' cuts
9 years, 8 months ago

Welfare bill: These are the 184 Labour MPs who didn’t vote against the Tories' cuts

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Below are the 184 Labour MPs who didn’t vote against the …

Labour defends plans to deprive the long-term unemployed of benefits if they refuse to take job offer
12 years, 2 months ago

Labour defends plans to deprive the long-term unemployed of benefits if they refuse to take job offer

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour today defended its plans to deprive the long-term unemployed of …

Voters 'brainwashed by Tory welfare myths', shows new poll
12 years, 2 months ago

Voters 'brainwashed by Tory welfare myths', shows new poll

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Polling commissioned by the Trades Union Congress suggests that a campaign by Tory ministers is …

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