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The welfare bill: is spending on benefits really out of control?The Explainer Critics claim that ‘spiralling’ costs are unsustainable, but Keir Starmer’s attempts prove reforming the system is no small feat
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Are welfare cuts Reform’s stumbling block?Today’s Big Question ‘Extremely ambitious’ plans could risk damaging relationships with Europe, and Reform’s own voting base
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The Neets crisis: the structural problems risking a ‘lost generation’In the Spotlight ‘Mammoth’ 232-page report headed by Alan Milburn provides ‘an excoriating overview’ of the failing system
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Five moments it all went wrong for StarmerThe Explainer Winter fuel and welfare U-turns, national insurance hikes, Peter Mandelson’s appointment and disastrous local elections have brought PM to the brink
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‘Rebuilding that capacity is no simple matter’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘But being a “hot” country does not make you a good country’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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How should Keir Starmer right the Labour ship?Today's Big Question Rightward shift on immigration and welfare not the answer to 'haemorrhaging of hope, trust and electoral support'
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Sickness benefits: an unaffordable burden?Talking Point A welfare bill 'debacle' caused by 'sickfluencers' who are beating the system
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How will Labour pay for welfare U-turn?Today's Big Question A dramatic concession to Labour rebels has left the government facing more fiscal dilemmas
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Backbench rebellions and broken promises: is it getting harder to govern?Today's Big Question Backbench rebellions and broken promises: is it getting harder to govern?
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Labour's brewing welfare rebellionThe Explainer Keir Starmer seems determined to press on with disability benefit cuts despite a "nightmare" revolt by his own MPs
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'Who would benefit from a Trump-Biden debate rematch, besides Trump?'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Withdrawing benefits: 'war on work shy' or 'matter of fairness'?Talking Point Jeremy Hunt to boost minimum wage while cracking down on claimants who refuse to look for work
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Man who starved to death’s plea to welfare officialsSpeed Read Errol Graham wrote letter pleading with DWP to ‘judge me fairly’
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