Further welfare cuts expected as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver spring statement – UK politics live
Keir Starmer will face Kemi Badenoch at PMQs before the chancellor delivers her spring statement UK inflation has fallen back by more than forecast to 2.8%, providing some positive news for Rachel Reeves before she makes her spring statement, Richard Partington reports.Good morning. This time last week Stephen Timms, a welfare minister, was doing an interview round to defend the £5bn disability benefit cuts announced the previous day, and he refused to rule out further benefit cuts in the future. Most of us thought he was being careful because of the risk of further cuts later in this parliament, or possibly later this year. I don’t think anyone expected extra cuts to be announced within days. Continue reading...
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Keir Starmer will face Kemi Badenoch at PMQs before the chancellor delivers her spring statement
UK inflation has fallen back by more than forecast to 2.8%, providing some positive news for Rachel Reeves before she makes her spring statement, Richard Partington reports.
Good morning. This time last week Stephen Timms, a welfare minister, was doing an interview round to defend the £5bn disability benefit cuts announced the previous day, and he refused to rule out further benefit cuts in the future. Most of us thought he was being careful because of the risk of further cuts later in this parliament, or possibly later this year. I don’t think anyone expected extra cuts to be announced within days. Continue reading...
