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Labour’s new welfare changes are practical and compassionate – so why not loudly say so?

Universal credit to rise faster than inflation, benefit hurdles eased, extra help for children and young people … I bet you had no idea, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

How Starmer finally found his voice as prime minister – by doing what even Tony Blair feared to do

NEWS ANALYSIS: Buoyed by polls which show the public approves of his handling of the Ukraine crisis, Sir Keir has finally begun to look - and sound - like a prime minister. His defiant response to a Labour revolt over proposed welfare cuts is the latest sign of a marked…

The Independent UK

Letters: Frank Field’s flair for organising

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Hailed as a hero and then sacked: the carer’s allowance whistleblower

Enrico La Rocca helped expose profound failures but less than a year later was dismissed by the DWP – and then later rehired

The Guardian - UK

Frank Field saw benefit in the Lib Dems. In this election year, Labour would be wise to do the same

The late elder statesman understood the need for a progressive realignment of British politics. That prize shouldn’t be lost, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

‘He made politics human’: Birkenhead mourns beloved MP Frank Field

At community centre where politician would make himself at home, there is gratitude for his work and sadness at his death

The Guardian - UK

Lord Field of Birkenhead obituary

MP for Birkenhead for 40 years and former Labour minister who was asked to ‘think the unthinkable’ about welfare reform

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Sunak claims defence spending plan won’t affect government’s ability to cut taxes – as it happened

Prime minister gives joint press conference with Olaf Scholz and denies misleading people over spending plans

The Guardian - UK

Frank Field: Former Labour minister and crossbench peer dies aged 81

Lord Field of Birkenhead died in a London care home on Tuesday night following a ‘long battle with cancer’

Evening Standard

Former WNBC Meteorologist Frank Field Dies at Age 100

Weatherman taught the Heimlich maneuver, appeared with Johnny Carson

Broadcasting & Cable

Terminally ill Frank Field cheered as he swears oath to King in Lords

The former minister, known as Lord Field of Birkenhead, waved to colleagues who then shouted ‘hear, hear’ in support of him.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's visit to Merseyside four years on

Many will remember when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were invited to the town

Liverpool Echo

Audrey Maxwell-Timmins obituary

Other lives: Journalist who was instrumental in helping clergy wives get a better deal after marriage breakdowns

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The Independent UK

Energy crisis is ‘Dunkirk moment’ that shows privatisation has failed, peers say

The escalating energy crisis requires radical action, ex-Labour MP Frank Field and former pensions minister Ros Altman have warned.

Daily Mirror

Terminally ill ex-MP Lord Frank Field awarded freedom of town he served for 40 years

Lord Field, 79, was MP for Birkenhead for 40 years and served as minister for welfare reform in Tony Blair’s Labour government. Last October the crossbench peer revealed he was terminally ill

Liverpool Echo

Borough honours Frank Field with Freedom of Wirral

The former Birkenhead MP was praised for his tireless work on poverty

Liverpool Echo

Dying Frank Field to be offered freedom of Wirral

He has been a huge figure in national politics

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