The great benefit con? Just 14% of people claiming disability cash can actually PROVE they are too ill to work – as total getting handouts nears 2.5m_nhy
The number of people receiving Universal Credit who say they are too ill or disabled to work properly soared by 500,000 last year – but only a tiny fraction have the medical evidence to prove it. Official statistics show 2.5 million…
Starmer insists there is a ‘moral case’ for cutting disabled benefits as he faces mounting rebellion from Labour backbenchers over plan to save £5bn_nhy
Sir Keir Starmer said there was a ‘moral’ and economic case for cutting benefits today as he tried to head off a major Labour rebellion. The Prime Minister denied Britain would be ‘returning to austerity’ under changes designed to save…
Invasion of the ‘squeaky blinders’: Birmingham overrun with rats ‘the size of CATS’ feasting on food left in mounds of bin bags piled up because of bin strikes_Nhy
Giant rats gorging on the mountains of rubbish flowing through the streets are plaguing Birmingham as bin workers’ take to the picket lines. Rodents said to be ‘the size of cats’ have been sighted by horrified residents scurrying around vast piles of…
Starmer will attack ‘flabby, unfocused and over-cautious’ state in speech TODAY as he says civil service AI drive can save £45bn… but unions are already dismissing ‘unrealistic’ claims_nhy
Keir Starmer will launch a striking assault on the ‘flabby, unfocused and over-cautious’ state today as he vows an AI revolution in the civil service to save £45billion. The PM is using a speech to deliver a damning verdict on the performance of…
No10 ‘shocked’ by scale of Labour fury at plans for £5bn benefits cut and ‘adding safeguards for disabled’ as Rachel Reeves desperately tries to avoid civil war while balancing books_nhy
Spooked ministers are looking at adding safeguards for the most disabled to a plan to cut the amount paid to those too ill to work. No10 has been ‘shocked’ by the scale of Labour opposition to the proposal to cut…
Starmer abolishes NHS England and condemns it as the ‘world’s largest quango’ as he declares war on the ‘flabby, unfocused and over-cautious’ state_Nhy
Keir Starmer dramatically scrapped NHS England today as he launched a striking assault on the ‘flabby, unfocused and over-cautious’ state. The PM used a speech to deliver a damning verdict on the performance of the public sector, saying huge expansion in…
Keir Starmer makes personal plea for Labour MPs to back him on benefits cuts and recalls how his late mother and brother dealt with disabilities – as PM continues frantic bid to quell revolt_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer today made a personal plea for Labour MPs to back him on benefits cuts as he recalled how his late mother and brother dealt with disabilities. The Prime Minister is engaged in a frantic bid to quell a possible revolt on…
Fury as Labour milks farmers for MORE cash: Minister confirms post-Brexit subsidies scheme is being axed to save the Treasury money_Nhy
Farmers erupted in fury today after the Labour government confirmed that a post-Brexit subsidy scheme is being closed to cut costs. Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner confirmed to MPs that the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) was being closed to new applications. The programme was…
Wes Streeting aide ‘flashed terrified 13-year-old girl before chasing her down street as she banged on doors for help’_Nhy
Wes Streeting‘s aide exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl before chasing her down the street. Sam Gould, who is a senior caseworker to the Health Secretary, is said to have followed the girl after she saw him sitting in his car…
Frantic bid to quell Labour revolt on £5bn benefits cuts: Unions join backlash as MPs are called in for talks at No10 after announcement delayed_Nhy
Keir Starmer is frantically trying to quell a revolt on benefits reforms today after the announcement was delayed. Measures to slash £5billion from the spiralling welfare bill had been expected yesterday, but have faced a furious backlash. Work and Pensions Secretary…