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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’
MPs from all parties slammed the cuts to disability benefits, which will push an estimated 150,000 people into poverty, in a powerful five-hour debate
How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?
How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?
Thousands of disabled people face ten-month wait for benefits due to DWP backlog
Thousands of disabled people face ten-month wait for benefits due to DWP backlog
Top Stories
Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse
Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse
Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
Advice
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Meet our vendors
Donna Llewelyn, Greggs, near Church Street, Cardiff
Donna Llewelyn, Greggs, near Church Street, Cardiff
Dean Porter, Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, (Saturday), High St Kensington Farmers’ Market (Sunday)
Dean Porter, Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, (Saturday), High St Kensington Farmers’ Market (Sunday)
Vendor news
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Opinion
MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake
MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake
Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome
Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome
Newsletters
Sign up to Survival Guide: The Big Issue’s cost of living newsletter with human stories at the heart
Sign up to Survival Guide: The Big Issue’s cost of living newsletter with human stories at the heart
Sign up to our free Inside the Big Issue newsletter
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Culture
I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – catnip for comedy nerds
I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – catnip for comedy nerds
The genial comedian and podcaster presents a litany of blunders for our amusement in the second volume of his memoirs
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
James Arthur: ‘It’s too scary to even think about where I’d be if I didn’t do music’
James Arthur: ‘It’s too scary to even think about where I’d be if I didn’t do music’
Letter To My Younger Self
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
‘I’m seen as trouble for wearing a tracksuit’: Young people share why they wear the clothes they wear
‘I’m seen as trouble for wearing a tracksuit’: Young people share why they wear the clothes they wear
School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
Inside The Big Issue
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
