Why Keir Starmer’s government is seeking to cut benefits bill
Labour targeting sickness and disability benefits which have ballooned amid an increasingly ageing and unwell population
Keir Starmer’s government is aiming to cut billions of pounds from welfare spending before the spring statement.
The prime minister has warned that Britain’s benefits system is the “worst of all worlds”, before the government publishes a green paper on sickness and disability benefit reform next week. Starmer faces the biggest rebellion of his premiership over the plans.
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Labour targeting sickness and disability benefits which have ballooned amid an increasingly ageing and unwell population
Keir Starmer’s government is aiming to cut billions of pounds from welfare spending before the spring statement.
The prime minister has warned that Britain’s benefits system is the “worst of all worlds”, before the government publishes a green paper on sickness and disability benefit reform next week. Starmer faces the biggest rebellion of his premiership over the plans.
Continue reading...
By Richard Partington Economics correspondent
Why Keir Starmer’s government is seeking to cut benefits bill to Continue reading...
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