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I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I'm fighting to make life better for others like me
I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I'm fighting to make life better for others like me
DWP says there's 'more learning to do' as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants
DWP says there's 'more learning to do' as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei's 'walk of shame' from Game of Thrones
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei's 'walk of shame' from Game of Thrones
Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments
Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments
Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd's Old Trafford stadium
Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd's Old Trafford stadium
'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
It's hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do
It's hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do
Letters: I panic every time I hear from the DWP. It tells you all you need to know about the system
Letters: I panic every time I hear from the DWP. It tells you all you need to know about the system
Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
No, unions are not 'holding the country to ransom'
No, unions are not 'holding the country to ransom'
Care homes at risk of closure as new visa rules drive staffing crisis: 'The sector can't function'
Care homes at risk of closure as new visa rules drive staffing crisis: 'The sector can't function'
'Simply unacceptable': GCSE results gap between private and state schools widens
'Simply unacceptable': GCSE results gap between private and state schools widens
Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds
Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds
Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
'I'm going to die and I'm still not sick enough for PIP': The reality of DWP disability benefits system
'I'm going to die and I'm still not sick enough for PIP': The reality of DWP disability benefits system
Tony Blair thinks the DWP could be automated by AI. Here's why that's so dangerous
Tony Blair thinks the DWP could be automated by AI. Here's why that's so dangerous
DWP will end 'blame culture' over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be 'backed up'
DWP will end 'blame culture' over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be 'backed up'
The toxic conversation about people out of work needs to stop. It's harming disabled people
The toxic conversation about people out of work needs to stop. It's harming disabled people
Three-quarters of Labour voters back a four-day working week: 'Brits are burnt out'
