Corporate vs human welfare: The story of Drax
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Charities urge MPs not to be swayed by government’s welfare bill concessions
‘If current protections are right for disabled people now, why are they not right for disabled people in the future?’
Kim Johnson MP: The government’s ‘concessions’ on disability benefit cuts ‘do not go anywhere near far enough’
‘They would create a two-tier benefits system where people would not be eligible for support because they became sick or disabled at a later date.’
What concessions has the government given Labour rebels on the welfare bill?
The government has made some fairly significant concessions, but they will only apply to existing claimants
Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham back growing Labour rebellion against disability benefit cuts
The Labour mayors have urged Keir Starmer to listen to MPs and rethink the cuts
These are the 100 Labour MPs backing an amendment to halt the PIP cuts bill
If the amendment passes, it would effectively kill the bill
SNP to end two-child benefit cap, as pressure mounts on Labour to do the same
“Families can’t wait any longer, they’ve waited for the UK government and there’s been no action.”
Exclusive interview – Nadia Whittome MP: ‘We need to build an economy that cares for people’
The left-wing Labour MP argues that Labour needs to show it’s on the side of working class people, not millionaires.
Andy Burnham backs living income campaign for Greater Manchester
“If you set people up to succeed, they will succeed. We are saying to the government, let us here in Greater Manchester rethink the entire benefits system and turn it from a negative deficit model that’s trying to see the worst in people into an empowering system that builds people up rather than knocks them down.”
Labour extends free school meals to 500,000 more children
‘Feeding more children every day, for free, is one of the biggest interventions we can make to put more money in parents’ pockets, tackle the stain of poverty, and set children up to learn.’