Former Labour MSP quits party over welfare cuts
A Scottish Labour frontbencher has also criticised UK government plans to cut £5bn a year from social security spending.
What Labour’s welfare cuts mean for benefit claimants – and the other support available
Millions of benefit recipients are set to see their incomes cut or their entitlements taken away following Labour’s decision ...
Labour's benefits crackdown is all talk — and there's one huge reason we can all see that
The truth is, Labour is too timid to make the real cuts necessary to bring spending under control. The cost of disability and ...
The UK is cutting welfare spending to urge people to work. Critics say it will hurt the vulnerable
Britain’s Labour Party government has announced an overhaul of the welfare system it says will save the cash-strapped ...
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Former MSP Neil Findlay quits Labour party over 'vindictive' UK benefit reforms
Former Scottish Labour frontbencher Neil Findlay has quit the party over "vindictive" Westminster welfare reforms. The ex-MSP ...
Voices: Readers clash over Labour’s benefit reforms – from ‘Right to Try’ scheme to making work pay
Critics fear they will unfairly harm disabled people, while supporters argue the system needs reform to reduce unnecessary claims and encourage work ...
Benefits cuts - live: Fury over ‘immoral and devastating’ reforms as Labour slash £5bn off welfare
Reforms to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have now been widely reported, although Labour MPs are understood to be ...
Liz Kendall: There is a Labour case for welfare reform
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall tells the BBC's Chris Mason that there is a "Labour case" for welfare reform. More on ...
Labour welfare reforms include 'unprecedented disability benefits cuts', Joseph Rowntree Foundation says
The billions of pounds that the Government is axing from the welfare budget will see “unprecedented disability benefits cuts” ...
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Minister insists ‘most people’ see need for welfare reform in face of backlash
The Resolution Foundation said some people will feel a ‘really significant income loss’ as a result of the changes.
UK sets out 5 billion pounds of welfare cuts to tackle spiralling bill
Britain's Labour government announced plans on Tuesday to cut more than five billion pounds ($6.48 billion) from its welfare ...