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I'm a disabled person claiming benefits – and I've lost all hope in the Labour government
I'm a disabled person claiming benefits – and I've lost all hope in the Labour government
Labour warned it is 'undermining' its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts
Labour warned it is 'undermining' its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts
Benefit cuts are a 'violation of human rights' which will harm ill and disabled people, Labour warned
Benefit cuts are a 'violation of human rights' which will harm ill and disabled people, Labour warned
DWP's new unemployment benefit and changes to work capability assessments, explained
DWP's new unemployment benefit and changes to work capability assessments, explained
How Labour's changes to universal credit are going to impact millions of Brits
How Labour's changes to universal credit are going to impact millions of Brits
Cuts, universal credit and PIP: Everything you need to know about Labour's benefits overhaul
Cuts, universal credit and PIP: Everything you need to know about Labour's benefits overhaul
Compulsory domestic abuse lessons for over 16s could help 'prevent misogynistic murders', MPs told
Compulsory domestic abuse lessons for over 16s could help 'prevent misogynistic murders', MPs told
'I'll lose my ability to be part of society': Disabled people fear life after Labour's benefit cuts
'I'll lose my ability to be part of society': Disabled people fear life after Labour's benefit cuts
Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits
Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits
A windfall tax on bank profits could raise billions. Here's how that cash could help fix Britain
A windfall tax on bank profits could raise billions. Here's how that cash could help fix Britain
The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people
The government has a choice: Slash benefits and destroy lives or support disabled people
The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
'Being alive is utterly exhausting': How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
'Being alive is utterly exhausting': How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts
Working from home vital for disabled people to keep a job, DWP told ahead of benefit cuts
Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here's why
Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here's why
Cuts to benefits would be a 'grave mistake', Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
Cuts to benefits would be a 'grave mistake', Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts
Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts
If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
The North Sea has been Britain's oil powerhouse for 50 years. But what is its future now?
