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Reeves’ benefit cuts to plunge 250,000 people into poverty, government admits

THE UK Government has announced a fresh set of welfare reforms set to plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.

Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana challenged Rachel Reeves, who “has accepted £7,500 worth of free clothing and recently took freebie tickets to see Sabrina Carpenter”, on whether Wednesday’s spring statement represents the “change” promised at last year’s general election.

The Scottish Finance Secretary addressed MSPs after the Chancellor’s spring statement on Wednesday.

Charities had already reported a surge in calls and visits to their advice pages following welfare reform announcement

Charities had already reported a surge in calls and visits to their advice pages following a welfare reform announcement last week.

There was outrage as the chancellor announced yet more welfare cuts which are now set to affect 3.2 million families

LABOUR’S welfare cuts will push “an additional 250,000 people (including 50,000 children)” into relative poverty, according to the UK…

Protesters gathered outside Downing Street to demonstrate against Labour’s cuts to welfare

Debbie Abrahams, who chairs the Work and Pensions Committee, questioned how ‘making people sicker and poorer’ would help the economy.