Reeves says axing benefits for the young “is not and will not be our policy”
Last night the Telegraph ran a report that suggested Labour could be planning to cut benefits for under-25s…
Benefits
Memo to Rachel Reeves: oppose under-25s benefit cuts
Taking over the shadow work and pensions brief is one of the hardest jobs in terms of complex…
“Bollocks” – no truth in claims that Labour would link benefits to vaccinations
There’s a storm in a teacup brewing this morning over a Times story(£) that claims Labour want to…
Yet another Tory “benefit crackdown” – Media roundup: July 16th, 2013
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Why are the Labour leadership joining a race to the bottom on benefits?
Ed Miliband’s speech last month on welfare Social Security was well received both inside and outside of the…
Ed has assured us that “Scrounger Rhetoric” is off the menu
When I heard Ed was to give a “big” welfare speech, my heart sank. Not again, I thought.…
Liam Byrne writes to IDS over sanctions whistleblower
As the Guardian reported today, there’s a whistleblower in the DWP who has revealed a secret league table…
It’s only a month until huge benefit cuts – and no-one knows how many people will be affected or how it will play out
Last Tuesday it rained. Along with other Labour councillors I was in Hackney Town Hall to be briefed…
Camden Labour is doing everything it can to help families affected by benefit changes
Camden has been criticised this morning for our approach to families affected by the housing benefit and total…
The government should follow Lambeth’s example and tell people about huge benefit cuts
If you found that ten of thousands of your fellow citizens were facing severe cuts in their living…
