Budget 2024 Budget: Labour warned two child benefit cap to hit 900,000 more children by 2030 Labour faces fresh pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap following its first Budget, after new figures showed… James Moules 31st October, 2024, 11:31 am
Analysis Budget 2024: The tax rises and spending plans to expect as PM revises bus fare cap and reveals back-to-work package Labour’s first Budget since returning to power is fast approaching, with many of the policies Chancellor Rachel Reeves… Tom Belger, James Moules & Daniel Green 29th October, 2024, 8:00 am
News Starmer pledges ‘raw honesty’ and does not commit to reverse two-child cap Keir Starmer has pledged to approach the problems facing the country with a “raw honesty”, saying his government… Katie Neame 6th July, 2024, 2:21 pm
Columnist ‘Braverman’s call to scrap two-child cap rings alarm bells for Labour in power’ Over the weekend, Suella Braverman – one of the most right-wing MPs in the Conservative Party – dropped… Alex Charilaou 15th May, 2024, 10:14 am
Comment ‘Frank’s poverty mission lives on at his charity – but he’d scrap two-child cap’ Frank Field has long been a hero of mine, and he will remain so for the rest of… Andrew Forsey 24th April, 2024, 1:02 pm
Comment ‘Sunak’s claim of a ‘sick note culture’ is immoral and deeply flawed’ The Prime Minister’s speech on welfare reform last Friday was not only high on rhetoric and low on… Debbie Abrahams 22nd April, 2024, 9:58 am
Columnist ‘Liz Kendall’s DWP shakeup is bold – but should be even bolder’ This week Demos hosted Liz Kendall in her first major speech as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. Speaking… Ben Glover 6th March, 2024, 8:00 am
speech Liz Kendall full speech: ‘How we’ll get Britain working again, and follow in the footsteps of Attlee, Wilson and Blair’ This is a copy of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions’ Liz Kendall’s speech as written… Liz Kendall 4th March, 2024, 11:53 am
Daily email ‘How Labour can trump the Tories on welfare – and how Starmer will govern’ One little-noticed feature of Labour’s most recent reshuffle was the beefing up of shadow minister Alison McGovern’s duties,… Tom Belger 15th December, 2023, 2:07 pm
Comment ‘Hunt has stolen Labour’s welfare reform plans. Here’s how it regains the agenda’ “People who can work, should work… 2.6 million people are out of work due to long-term sickness. A… Josh Nicholson 23rd November, 2023, 3:54 pm