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Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Food banks are already running out of food and say it's going to get worse
universal credit food banks
Social Justice

Food banks are already running out of food and say it's going to get worse

Thérèse Coffey criticised for singing 'Time of My Life' at karaoke amid universal credit cut
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Politics

Thérèse Coffey criticised for singing 'Time of My Life' at karaoke amid universal credit cut

Millions facing 'daily battle' as government cuts universal credit
Rishi Sunak reviews paper at his desk in front of a union jack
Social Justice

Millions facing 'daily battle' as government cuts universal credit

Tory party member confronts Oliver Dowden over 'anti-woke’ rhetoric
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News

Tory party member confronts Oliver Dowden over 'anti-woke’ rhetoric

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut
Future generations bill john bird
News

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut

Universal credit cut: Senior NHS nurse says she goes to work worrying about bailiffs
nurse on universal credit
Social Justice

Universal credit cut: Senior NHS nurse says she goes to work worrying about bailiffs

Rishi Sunak says Brits should be ‘grateful’ for austerity as he all but confirms universal credit cut
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Social Justice

Rishi Sunak says Brits should be ‘grateful’ for austerity as he all but confirms universal credit cut

Families on universal credit going hungry even before £20-per-week cut
universal credit
Social Justice

Families on universal credit going hungry even before £20-per-week cut

Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?
Dozens of Insulate Britain protesters have been arrested.
Insulate Britain

Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?

Boris Johnson talked about ‘levelling up’ two years ago. Here's how that's going
levelling up
Social Justice

Boris Johnson talked about ‘levelling up’ two years ago. Here's how that's going

'We matter less than others': Disabled people protest after missing out on Covid support
Disabled activists march on Euston Road to protest against legacy benefits decision
Social Justice

'We matter less than others': Disabled people protest after missing out on Covid support

Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket
Families will lose £80 per month in the universal credit cut.
Social Justice

Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket

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