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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Millie Cooke

Rachel Reeves to push forward with £3bn sickness benefits cut in Budget

PA Wire

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Rachel Reeves is considering around £3bn of cuts to the welfare bill over the next four years by restricting access to sickness benefits, it is understood, as the chancellor embarks on a brutal cost-cutting mission to fill a so-called £22 billion black hole left by the Tories.

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