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The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people

The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people
James Watson-O’Neill, chief executive of the national disability charity Sense, warns that going ahead with widely-rumoured welfare benefit cuts will plunge more disabled people into poverty, but it’s not too late to do the right thing
Cuts to benefits would be a ‘grave mistake’, Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs

Cuts to benefits would be a ‘grave mistake’, Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
Labour MPs have hit back at ministers for plotting disability benefit cuts worth billions of pounds. Instead, they call for the government to raise tens of billions by taxing the super-rich
Labour promises ‘biggest building boom in a generation’ in reform of UK’s planning system

Labour promises ‘biggest building boom in a generation’ in reform of UK’s planning system
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill makes its debut in parliament with Labour promising it will pave the way to build 1.5 million homes and boost economic growth
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
This small change to sick pay would make a huge difference for people with mental health problems
Starmer squandering chance to gain public’s trust, says boss of influential progressive think tank
Starmer squandering chance to gain public’s trust, says boss of influential progressive think tank
Conflating sex work and sex trafficking is harmful and needs to stop, Labour told

Conflating sex work and sex trafficking is harmful and needs to stop, Labour told
Labour wants to ‘unleash the North Sea’s clean energy future’. What does that mean for oil and gas?

Labour wants to ‘unleash the North Sea’s clean energy future’. What does that mean for oil and gas?
Germany’s extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note

Germany’s extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note
Will Labour’s ‘radical’ leasehold reforms lead to a ‘two-tier’ system for flat owners?

Will Labour’s ‘radical’ leasehold reforms lead to a ‘two-tier’ system for flat owners?
Here’s how Labour can work with ‘NIMBYs’ to fulfil its 1.5m homes promise

Here’s how Labour can work with ‘NIMBYs’ to fulfil its 1.5m homes promise
Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault

Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault
Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas

Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
No, Gen Z don’t want the UK to be ruled by a dictator

No, Gen Z don’t want the UK to be ruled by a dictator
Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’

Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’

Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’
Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel ‘economically insecure’ far more likely to switch parties

Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel ‘economically insecure’ far more likely to switch parties
Brits don’t trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?

Brits don’t trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change

Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners

UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners
There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say

There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
Bring in a four-day work week to beat Reform in next election, Labour told: ‘There’s no catch here’

Bring in a four-day work week to beat Reform in next election, Labour told: ‘There’s no catch here’
Here’s the glaring problem with the government’s approach to economic growth

Here’s the glaring problem with the government’s approach to economic growth
Where will the government build the ‘next generation’ of new towns?

Where will the government build the ‘next generation’ of new towns?
How do we stop AI becoming an ‘engine of inequality’, and make it a force for good?

How do we stop AI becoming an ‘engine of inequality’, and make it a force for good?
Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
