“Cautious Rachel” defends two-child benefit cap
Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting put on a jovial show of Labour unity amid rumours of division.
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The two-child benefit cap makes the future a luxury
Labour should scrap the welfare limit as a first step to a more family-friendly tax system.
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Why is Keir Starmer backing the two-child benefit cap?
The Labour leader is supporting a policy that he previously declared should be scrapped.
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Disabled jobseekers are being shut out of finding work
The government needs to invest in tech and training to close the disability employment gap.
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Disability benefit delays are causing cancer patients’ health to worsen
People are waiting an average of 14 weeks to find out if they will get welfare payments, Macmillan research reveals.
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The Policy Ask with Alfie Stirling: “It’s all about trying to fail in the most successful way possible”
The economist on energy tariffs, reforming benefits and why drastic action is needed to rebuild society.
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The parent trap: how Britain became a very, very expensive place to raise a child
Money alone won’t fix the childcare crisis. Rethinking work and motherhood might.
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Disabled people shouldn’t be subject to “cruel” benefit sanctions, say charities
Jeremy Hunt wants his Budget to help “remove the barriers to work” for long-term sick and disabled people.
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