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The welfare bill still threatens even deeper cuts and is morally indefensible
'This creates a two-tier welfare state: those lucky enough to qualify before the changes will receive support to live, though not necessarily with dignity'
Corporate vs human welfare: The story of Drax
There is no means-testing for corporate welfare payments.
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