Tag: Labour Government
DWP abandons ‘sick note’ PIP voucher plan as Labour begins eying benefits reform
DWP disability minister Sir Stephen Timms has said the new Labour government has “no intention” of pressing ahead with the widely-derided PIP voucher plan …
No PM has had worse first 100 days than Starmer – the next 100 could trigger disaster
The other day I asked what was the point of Keir Starmer. It’s now 100 days since he became PM, and I still don’t know. …
Upcoming DWP session could reveal fate of PIP cash payments under new Labour Government
The DWP is expected to respond to the consultation on the health and disability green paper – which outlined plans to reform the benefits system – in the coming weeks. …
Rachel Reeves handed dire warning as budget rule change ‘risks higher interest rates’
The Chancellor is set to radically change the Government’s borrowing rules in the Autumn Budget to allow for huge public spending projects. …
Labour greenlight Tory DWP surveillance powers with bank account monitoring planned
The DWP will get new powers to crack down on benefit fraud, including the highly controversial policy of bank account monitoring …
New Labour government to adopt Tory bank surveillance plans under DWP’s latest bill
The DWP will get new powers to crack down on benefit fraud, including the highly controversial policy of bank account monitoring …
Heartbreaking chart showing how Labour has wrecked retirement for millions of pensioners
A shocking new graph shows a stark increase in pensioners desperately trying to seek help. …
Labour should’ve been honest about the Winter Fuel Payment cut in the election campaign
Rachel Reeves could have given pensioners some time to prepare, but instead she failed to show the courage, says Laura Trott. …
Keir Starmer’s incoming hammer-blow to UK economy is already making businesses nervous
KPMG has warned that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ doom-and-gloom politics are already having an effect. …
DWP makes major change to £200 Winter Fuel Payment
The Winter Fuel Payment is given to those who were born on or before 22 September 1958 and it should arrive between mid-November and Christmas, …
