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Benefit fraud crackdown should not see claimants ‘de-banked’ – minister

Several MPs urged the Government to consider widening the role of an independent person, whose job will be to keep ministers’ new powers in check.

Evening Standard

MPs repeat plea for Government to lift two-child benefit cap ahead of budget

Work and pensions minister Andrew Western says Government are considering a number of ‘levers’ to bring child poverty down.

Evening Standard

Fraud and system errors lead to ‘staggering’ number of benefit overpayments

Agents were only able to reclaim a small proportion of the payments

The Independent UK

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Labour vote to give themselves power to spy on people's bank accounts

LABOUR have voted to give ministers powers to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts in a move branded “Orwellian levels of mass…

The National (Scotland)

DWP warned over new powers to spy on ‘everybody’s bank accounts’

‘It is not just benefits claimants who will be targeted,’ MPs told

The Independent UK

DWP paid half a billion pounds to dead pensioners, figures reveal

A welfare loophole means the DWP is unlikely to ever recover the money

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: Mad Friday landslide

A new Greater Manchester MP PLUS Lycett vs Becks AND Ambulance scam revealed

Manchester Evening News

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Keir Starmer says it's 'time for a Labour government' after by-election triumph

The Labour leader enjoyed a 10.5% swing back to his party in Stretford and Urmston in Greater Manchester - though an expert warned that wasn't enough to win a majority in Parliament

Daily Mirror

Labour wins by-election as Keir Starmer says it is 'time for government'

Andrew Western won 69.65 per cent of the vote in the Stretford and Urmston by-election on Thursday.

Daily Record

Labour secure comfortable by-election win on dismal turnout

LABOUR have comfortably won a by-election in the Greater Manchester area after securing nearly 70 per cent of the vote share.

The National (Scotland)

Labour wins Stretford and Urmston by-election as Tory support falls below 16 per cent

Andrew Western is Labour’s newest MP after a landslide win in the Greater Manchester seat

Evening Standard

Joy for Labour as icy polling day leads to overwhelming by-election success

The party widened its share of the vote

Manchester Evening News

Voters 'have given up on Tories' as Labour wins by-election with 10.5% swing

Victorious Andrew Western says people are fed up with the Government and are seeking a change

Wales Online

Voters have sent strong message to Government, Labour by-election winner says

New MP Andrew Western claimed the result showed that labour were ready to govern

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Labour win Stretford and Urmston by-election with emphatic majority: ‘Tories have given up’

Andrew Western held the seat for Labour with a majority of 9,906 votes

Manchester Evening News

Labour wins Stretford and Urmston by-election with increased vote share

The Conservatives saw their share of the vote fall by 12%

The Independent UK

Labour secures comfortable win in Stretford and Urmston

Andrew Western is Labour’s newest MP after a landslide win in the Greater Manchester seat.

The Guardian - UK

Labour easily holds on to Stretford and Urmston in byelection

Andrew Western wins with a majority of 9,906 with promise to fight for properly funded public services

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Daily Mirror

Labour wins Stretford and Urmston by-election in ANOTHER defeat for Rishi Sunak

New MP Andrew Western, the Labour leader of Trafford Council, was the winner in a blow to Rishi Sunak, who is suffering from pressure over strikes, the rising cost-of-living and inflation

The Guardian - UK

Labour hoping for easy win in Stretford and Urmston byelection

Voters go to polls in byelection called after sitting Labour MP became Greater Manchester mayor’s deputy

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A 16-hour wait

Long waits for ambulances and A&E continue PLUS Chinese Consulate update AND Byelection looms

Manchester Evening News

There's a Stretford and Urmston by-election vote on Thursday, but voters don't seem all that bothered

Triggered by the resignation of Labour's Kate Green, the by-election will see nine candidates go to the polls

Manchester Evening News

Voters set to go to the polls in Stretford and Urmston by-election

The Labour candidate is the 37-year-old current leader of Trafford council Andrew Western

Manchester Evening News

Renewables can help with cost of living crisis - but government has left us exposed, says Ed Miliband

'Labours objective is by 2030, all of our electricity will be powered by renewable energy.'

Manchester Evening News

Labour to make cost of living central issue in Stretford and Urmston by-election

Deputy Leader Angela Raynor to help launch campaign

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