US EditionDiane Abbott: These benefit cuts will hit the very people Labour was set up to defend
- The UK Labour government plans significant cuts to disability and long-term health benefits to reduce welfare spending, as confirmed by various media reports.
- Diane Abbott criticized the cuts, stating they unfairly impact vulnerable individuals and contradict Labour's mission to defend the poorest.
- Finance Minister Rachel Reeves claims the benefits system is failing to help people return to work effectively, indicating a need for reform.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the system's flaws and emphasized the necessity of reforming welfare, arguing that the current welfare system is 'broken' and must be reformed to balance the budget.
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Keir Starmer's benefit cuts plan savaged by Diane Abbott - 'balancing books on poorest' - The Mirror
The veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott told Keir Starmer there was 'nothing moral' about slashing welfare payments for up to a million people with an overhaul of PIP benefits
Diane Abbott: These benefit cuts will hit the very people Labour was set up to defend
The furious response to their proposed welfare cuts seemed to come as a shock to this government. But, perhaps emboldened by his success on the Ukraine issue, Sir Keir Starmer has made it clear that he intends to plough on with his cuts.
UK welfare cuts: Labour’s plan to tame costs
The Labour government is gearing up to announce major cuts to disability and long-term health benefits in an effort to rein in the country’s escalating welfare bill. The move, set to be unveiled in Parliament on Tuesday, has already sparked rumblings of discontent among Labour MPs, some of whom worry the measures will undermine their party’s pledges of social renewal. With Britain’s welfare… Source
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