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Starmer says welfare cuts are necessary. MPs say it’s austerity 2.0
Some disabled people could lose up to £10,000 a year thanks to new rules on Pip and incapacity benefit payments. Some backbenchers are furious
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Labour’s welfare proposals are causing deep divisions within the party
Keir Starmer’s government was elected on the promise of transforming people’s lives, but some of its MPs believe more austerity is no change at all
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I visited a prison — it’s clear something has to change
Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has rejected a proposal intended to address racial imbalances in sentencing. But she’s running out of options
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A workforce timebomb despite rising numbers — Labour’s migration conundrum
Asylum claims have hit a 46-year high, but health and higher education are suffering as successive governments try to cut UK immigration figures
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Higher spend on Ukraine could leave Starmer with a fight on his hands at home
Donald Trump is set to slash US spending on European security, particularly in Ukraine. That leaves Britain with difficult choices
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Labour MPs warn that Starmer’s government won’t outflank Reform UK by getting tougher on immigration
Both Labour and the Conservative opposition are increasingly aware of the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s party
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I went to a Reform UK rally. Here’s what I saw
Rupert Lowe and Lee Anderson railed against DEI and asylum seekers, while Nigel Farage tried to tone things down
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Why Reeves’ economic pledges have MPs jittery
The chancellor hopes that announcements on airport expansion signal a way out of the economic doldrums. But ‘growth’ comes at a price
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Starmer’s team is optimistic about building bridges with Trump — it has little choice
From David Lammy’s ‘neo-Nazi’ comment to Labour staffers campaigning for Kamala Harris, the UK government has its work cut out to win the new president’s trust
