Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping changes to crack down on what he described as the “bulging benefits bill blighting our society”. The Prime Minister used an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday to vow to “get to grips” with the cost of welfare after figures suggested more than four million people will be claiming long-term sickness support by the end of the decade.

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Starmer Says ‘Bulging Benefits Bill’ Is ‘Blighting Our Society’

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall says young people who refuse jobs or training will lose payments as prime minister warns of ‘bulging’ cost of welfare

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Diane Abbott accuses Starmer of ‘peddling benefit scrounger myth’ amid new crackdown

Labour veteran Diane Abbott hit out at Keir Starmer after he pledged to 'get a grip' on the cost of welfare, with sanctions set to be introduced in a tough new clampdown

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Keir Starmer accused of 'pedalling benefit scrounger myth' after clampdown vow

The Prime Minister used an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday to vow to "get to grips" with the cost of welfare after figures suggested more than four million people will be claiming long-term sickness support by the end of the decade.

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Starmer says 'bulging benefits bill' is 'blighting our society'

Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping changes to crack down on what he described as the "bulging benefits bill blighting our society".

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to "crack down" on benefit claimants who are "gaming the system" when it comes to accessing support through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Earlier this morning, the Labour leader pledged to bring down the "bulging benefits bill blighting our society", which is estimated to cost the taxpayer around £137billion. As it stands, Universal Credit remains the primary benefit for job-seekers while Per…

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Starmer pledges 'crack down' on benefits Britain as 'bulging' DWP bill skyrockets to £137billion

Keir Starmer has promised 'sweeping changes' to the welfare system as he vowed to crack down on the 'bulging benefits bill blighting our society'

Keir Starmer vows to crack down on 'bulging benefits bill' as he promises 'sweeping changes' to welfare system

I can’t fault Keir Starmer for his piece in the Mail on Sunday today promising that Labour will crack down on idlers and benefit cheats. But does anyone really believe that Labour is really going to get on top of the explosion in out of work benefits? Whenever the Conservatives announced plans to trim the benefits bill,

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Is Labour really going to crack down on benefit cheats?

Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott has attacked Keir Starmer after he vowed to “get a grip” on the cost of the welfare state by introducing tougher benefit sanctions. In an article in the Mail on Sunday, the prime minister promised “sweeping changes” to lighten the £137 billion bill for welfare benefits – including a crackdown on cheats – claiming it won’t be “business as usual”. His comments came as Labour pledged to uphold a Tory commitment to cut…

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Diane Abbott demands Keir Starmer stops ‘pedalling the benefit scrounger myth’

By the Social Housing Action Campaign Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to crack down on benefit fraud. In order to fulfil this promise, SHAC is urging him to eliminate the blank cheque that landlords are able to write when it comes to Housing Benefit (HB) in respect of service charges.  Starmer is reported in […]

Starmer says ‘bulging benefits bill’ is ‘blighting our society’

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