Welfare cuts
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Rachael Maskell speaks to the Big Issue about losing the Labour whip and why she stands by her decision to advocate for disabled people and rebel against the government’s welfare cuts
MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?
MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?
Despite major concessions and welcome measures to alleviate poverty, there remain concerns around the cuts to the health element of universal credit and the future of the personal independence payment (PIP)
UN committee sounds alarm over Labour’s benefits bill: ‘It should shame the government’
UN committee sounds alarm over Labour’s benefits bill: ‘It should shame the government’
The committee’s letter comes as the government’s welfare bill reaches its third reading in parliament and will be subject to another vote
As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
PIP cuts are paused after ‘shambolic’ series of U-turns – but is it enough to rebuild trust in Labour?
PIP cuts are paused after ‘shambolic’ series of U-turns – but is it enough to rebuild trust in Labour?
Here’s why 49 Labour MPs still voted against Starmer’s benefits bill: ‘It’s not the Labour way’
Here’s why 49 Labour MPs still voted against Starmer’s benefits bill: ‘It’s not the Labour way’
MPs vote to take forward ‘brutal’ cuts to disability benefits: ‘It will come to haunt this government’
MPs vote to take forward ‘brutal’ cuts to disability benefits: ‘It will come to haunt this government’
Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote
Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote
It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP
It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP
I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts
I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts
Starmer finally backs down on disability benefits cuts – but are the concessions enough?
Starmer finally backs down on disability benefits cuts – but are the concessions enough?
More than half of PIP claimants say Labour’s benefit cuts could make them homeless
More than half of PIP claimants say Labour’s benefit cuts could make them homeless
If Labour takes my PIP away, I’ll have to give up the job I love
If Labour takes my PIP away, I’ll have to give up the job I love
Revealed: Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn’s at risk of cuts
Revealed: Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn’s at risk of cuts
Could the government’s disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?
Could the government’s disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?
Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families
Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families
‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts
‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts
Labour pushes on with ‘catastrophic’ disability benefit cuts: ‘The government is just not listening’
Labour pushes on with ‘catastrophic’ disability benefit cuts: ‘The government is just not listening’
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
Save tens of billions in public money by ending hunger – not slashing benefits, government told
Save tens of billions in public money by ending hunger – not slashing benefits, government told
Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’
Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’
UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
