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09-05-2025
- Business
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Rachel Reeves Sends Message To Labour MPs Unhappy About Welfare Cuts
Rachel Reeves has hit back at Labour MPs calling for the government to rethink its cuts to welfare reform. More than 40 MPs from across the party have written to prime minister Keir Starmer urging him to reassess the planned cuts to disability benefits this week. The government intends to tighten the eligibility for personal independent payments (Pips) to save around £5bn per year in a move which is expected to affect around 700,000 people. The MPs warned that the proposals have 'caused a huge amount of anxiety and concern among disabled people and their families'. A Commons vote on the plan is expected in June. If all of the MPs who wrote to the prime minister rebelled against the government, it would be Labour's largest revolt since being elected in July. However, speaking to broadcasters on Friday, the chancellor doubled down on the government's plans, saying that it was crucial for the whole system to be reformed. Reeves said: 'I don't think anybody, including Labour MPs and members, think that the current welfare system created by the Conservative party is working today. 'They know that the system needs reform. We do need to reform how the welfare system works if we're going to grow our economy. 'But crucially, if we're going to lift people out of poverty and give more people the chance to fulfil their potential, the focus has got to be on supporting people into work. 'Of course, if you can't work the welfare state must always be there for you, and with this government it will be. But there are many people that are trapped on benefits that are desperate to work, that have been cut out of opportunity for too long. That will change under this government.' 'We will step up and help people fulfil their potential,' says Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she outlines welfare reform plans focused on getting more people into work adding 'It is the priority of this government." Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube — Sky News (@SkyNews) May 9, 2025 The backlash follows a particularly poor performance from Labour in the local elections, where right-wing party Reform UK took more than 600 council seats and won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election. HuffPost UK also revealed today that the chancellor has held talks this week on the possibility of changing Labour's winter fuel payment policy following intense backlash. It comes amid growing anger among Labour MPs at the electoral damage being done by the plan. Rachel Reeves Exclusive: Chancellor Denies Welfare Reforms Will Push 250,000 Into Poverty Spring Statement 2025: More Than 3 Million To Be Hit By 'Catastrophic' Welfare Cuts Exclusive: Rachel Reeves Has Been Involved In Talks On Changing Labour's Winter Fuel Payment Policy
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27-02-2025
- Politics
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Donald Trump Denies Calling Volodymyr Zelenskyy A 'Dictator' Days After Calling Him A 'Dictator'
Donald Trump has denied calling Volodymyr Zelenskyy a 'dictator' - barely a week after calling him a 'dictator'. The US president stunned reporters with the bare-faced lie as he sat alongside Keir Starmer in the White House. Trump attacked Zelenskyy in a tirade on his Truth Social account last week. He said: 'He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden 'like a fiddle.' A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left.' But asked by a reporter in the Oval Office if he still thinks Zelenskyy is a dictator, Trump replied: 'Did I say that? I can't believe I said that. Next question.' "Do you still think that Mr Zelenskyy is a dictator?""Did I say that? I can't believe I said that. Next question," says Donald TrumpPresident Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer take questions in the Oval Office. Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube — Sky News (@SkyNews) February 27, 2025 Nigel Farage Finally Speaks Out Over Trump's 'Dictator' Attack On Zelenskyy Putin Is The 'Dictator': Republican Party Baulks As Trump Attacks Ukraine's Zelenskyy Donald Trump Calls Zelenskyy A 'Dictator' In Second Attack On Ukraine In 24 Hours
