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Fact check: New bill suggests benefits cheats could face driving ban

Claims have circulated online about the new Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

Evening Standard

Driving bans for benefits cheats would be for ‘extreme’ cases – minister

The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, which would put the measures into law, is due to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

‘I know someone in a warehouse with a master’s degree’: how to break the cycle of youth unemployment

The number of young people without jobs is poised to tip 1 million, unless proper steps are taken to help them find work and secure their – and Britain’s – future

The Guardian - UK

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Welfare system failing the sick and the taxpayer, says employment minister

A green paper on welfare reform is due next year and is expected to address issues with benefit claims

The Independent UK

‘Jobcentres are intensely hopeful’: how Labour plans to help people find work

Employment minister wants to create new ‘public employment service’ to transform the UK job market

The Guardian - UK

‘No one has grappled with detail’ of assisted dying impact on courts, peer warns

MPs will vote on the proposed legislation on Friday following a debate in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK

Starmer says UK will support Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’ after meeting Biden, Macron and Scholz – as it happened

PM meets Biden, Macron and Scholz at pivotal moment for global conflicts

The Guardian - UK

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Labour to bring in ‘own reforms’ to benefits system to save £3bn

Work and pensions minister says government will not go ahead with Tory plans but needs to make savings

The Guardian - UK

Fear and sanctions have failed to get Britain working. Why not try tea and empathy?

A radical rebrand will get people off benefits and into training and work, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show

Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories

The Guardian - UK

Labour plans review of carer’s allowance after thousands forced to repay

Alison McGovern says UK would ‘grind to a halt’ without unpaid carers and confirms party will review system if it wins power

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s got to be the right job’: the Welsh employment scheme tailored to local needs

Working Denbighshire helps residents at risk of poverty into jobs where they are needed most

The Guardian - UK

Left-leaning Labour MP hits out after losing reselection bid to shadow minister

Mick Whitley expressed ‘confusion and disappointment’ at the National Executive Committee’s decision to hold a vote on the candidacy.

The Independent UK

Alison McGovern defeats Mick Whitley to win Birkenhead Labour nomination

Current Wirral South MP triumphs in Labour on Labour tussle

Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool Echo

Merseyside objections ended 'inhumane' plan to house asylum seekers in barge off Wirral

Wirral Council leader Paul Stuart said: "This knee-jerk policy is simply unworkable"

Liverpool Echo

Battle for Merseyside MP seats is on as Labour contenders emerge

Fascinating contests are on the cards in five of our region's constituencies ahead of the next General Election

The Guardian - UK

Leftwingers cry foul as Labour rivals battle for selection in new seats

MP condemns ‘undemocratic’ process as Starmer’s shadow ministers take on junior colleagues after redrawing of boundaries

Liverpool Echo

Battle for Birkenhead is on as Wirral MPs set out their stalls

Both Mick Whitley and Alison McGovern have made their cases for the Labour Birkenhead nomination

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Liverpool Echo

Margaret Greenwood to stand down as Wirral West MP

The news adds an intriguing twist to the battle for Wirral constituencies

Liverpool Echo

Battle for Birkenhead is on as Mick Whitley says he will stand again

Earlier today, Wirral South MP Alison McGovern said she would stand for new Birkenhead seat with her current seat to be abolished

Liverpool Echo

Alison McGovern to challenge for new Birkenhead MP seat

The news sets up a potential contest with fellow Labour MP Mick Whitley

Liverpool Echo

'Caring and generous' campaigner to be laid to rest at funeral this week

Former ECHO journalist Dan Kay was a tireless campaigner for social justice and leading figure in his community

Liverpool Echo

Parliament hears tribute to 'pioneering' former ECHO journalist Dan Kay

Former ECHO writer Dan was a tireless campaigner for the victims and families of the Hillsborough Disaster and his work was recognised in the House of Commons today

Daily Mirror

Maths-obsessed Rishi Sunak humiliated after getting stats wrong in Commons

In a further embarrassing turn of events, official fact-checking website Full Fact instantly debunked two more incorrect claims Rishi Sunak has made at PMQs sessions

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool and Manchester United fans demand Government action amid FSG and Glazers ownership uncertainty

EXCLUSIVE: Labour is backing demands outlined by Liverpool and Manchester United supporters as their clubs remain up for sale

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