Stanley Tucci and Stephen Fry call on Starmer to rethink ‘shameful’ benefit cuts Keir Starmer has insisted the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’ The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
Celebrities call for rethink of ‘shameful’ Government welfare cuts Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’. Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2025
Welfare system overhaul does not amount to cuts, insists Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the UK Government proposals will still see welfare spending increase. Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025
Anas Sarwar breaks silence on welfare cuts as Scottish Labour MSPs rebel Anas Sarwar has broken his silence over the UK Government's cuts to disability benefits, as Scottish Labour MSPs rebel and urge ministers to reject… The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2025
Charlotte’s friends with Down syndrome are paid $3 an hour. It’s legal in Australia - and she’s taking a stand Down Syndrome Australia launches campaign to encourage politicians to abolish subminimum wage The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2025
Why has the UK government announced swingeing welfare cuts? Prime Minister Keir Starmer says cuts will save UK billions per year, but advocacy groups slam move as ‘immoral’. Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025
Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025
Labour's benefits cuts risk disabled people turning to food banks, charity warns Labour's "cruel" benefits cuts risk disabled people being forced to turn to food banks, an anti-poverty charity has warned ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025
Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK? Two experts go head to head Speaking on BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, expressed concerns that some mental health conditions were overdiagnosed. The Conversation asked two experts to comment on Streeting’s claim. Is the health secretary right? The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025
Labour’s Plan to Cut Disability Benefits Sparks Outrage—Will the Most Vulnerable Pay the Price? Many Scots were left horrified when the Tories waged war on disabled benefit claimants. The Fashion Central · Mar 19, 2025
Starmer told there is ‘nothing moral’ about his £5bn welfare cuts Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott challenged Sir Keir Starmer over the reforms at Prime Minister’s Questions. Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025
Cut disability claimants don’t have ‘significant needs’, Labour minister suggests A LABOUR minister has suggested that the people who will lose disability payments amid sweeping Labour cuts do not have “significant needs"… The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025
Anas Sarwar silent as Labour MSPs speak out against UK disability cuts PRESSURE is piling on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar as his MSPs call out the UK Government's cuts to PIP and Universal Credit ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 Martin Lewis warns Labour £5bn benefits cuts are ‘fraught with challenges’ Labour’s reforms will see disability benefits scaled back for millions
The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025 Shaken baby syndrome can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disabilities or death – a pediatrician examines the preventable tragedy In the early 1990s when I was a young pediatrician, I was responsible for evaluating children with developmental and learning problems. Two unrelated boys, ages 7 and 9, were found to have IQs in the range of 60-70, which indicates a severe cognitive disability.
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 ‘What was the point?’ Starmer grilled on real-life impacts of disability benefits cuts Sir Keir Starmer was asked "What is the point” of Labour if it cuts disability benefits during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 19 March.
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 Minister insists ‘most people’ see need for welfare reform in face of backlash The Resolution Foundation said some people will feel a ‘really significant income loss’ as a result of the changes.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025 Rising bill for benefits has wreaked ‘terrible human cost’, says Keir Starmer PM defends welfare cuts amid disquiet in Labour over plan charities say will push more disabled people into poverty
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025 Starmer must drop ‘cruel’ Pip proposals or face ‘mother of all rebellions’, Labour MP says – UK politics live Richard Burgon says PM’s failure to defend new Pip eligibility rules at PMQs shows why ‘cruel’ plans should be dropped
The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025 Labour minister's disability cuts defence branded 'abhorrent' by own colleague A LABOUR minister’s attempt to defend the UK Government’s swingeing cuts to disability benefits has been branded “abhorrent” by one of his…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025 Former Labour MSP quits party after 35 years with furious attack on Keir Starmer A FORMER Scottish Labour MSP has resigned from the party after 35 years following the UK Government’s swingeing cuts to disability benefits ...
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025 Wednesday briefing: The devastating toll of Labour’s disability welfare cuts In today’s newsletter: what chance does a backbench rebellion have of shifting the government’s plans to cut benefits?
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 Diane Abbott in PMQs showdown with Keir Starmer over 'morality' of benefit cuts Diane Abbott accused the Government of balancing ‘the country's books on the back of the most vulnerable and poor in society’
The Fashion Central · Mar 18, 2025 Millions Face £1,200 Benefit Cut as Rachel Reeves Pushes ‘Brutal’ Welfare Overhaul Millions of disabled and long-term sick claimants could see their benefits slashed by as much as £1,200 a year as Rachel Reeves pushes ahead with major welfare cuts.