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Voices: Independent readers react to Rachel Reeves’ spring statement – from ‘out of touch’ to ‘genuine poverty’

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: The chancellor’s spring statement sparked fierce criticism from readers, who accused her of reviving austerity by targeting the poor while failing to prioritise improving living standards, tax reform, and sustainable economic growth

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Labour cuts to push 50,000 children into poverty, UK Government's own figures show

LABOUR’S welfare cuts will push “an additional 250,000 people (including 50,000 children)” into relative poverty, according to the UK…

The National (Scotland)

Dail adjourned as Irish government pushes through controversial speaking changes

The opposition criticised video footage of Michael Lowry making a gesture to a TD as the Dail was adjourned.

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UK Government warned not to 'push more families into hardship', at poverty summit

THE UK Government has been warned not to “push even more families into hardship” by imposing austerity cuts, ahead of a poverty summit at…

The National (Scotland)

Labour are a 'disgrace' for making 'unfathomable' decisions, says John Swinney

The Labour Party has been branded a “disgrace” and accused of making “disastrous” decisions, by John Swinney following the UK Government…

The National (Scotland)

Cutting welfare goes against Labour’s core values – that’s the point

“It’s one thing to say the economy is not doing well and we’ve got a fiscal challenge … but cutting the benefits of the most vulnerable in our society who can’t work, to pay for that, is not going to work. And it’s not a Labour thing to do.”

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Former Labour MSP quits party after 35 years with furious attack on Keir Starmer

A FORMER Scottish Labour MSP has resigned from the party after 35 years following the UK Government’s swingeing cuts to disability benefits ...

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'Act of cruelty': Labour slated for brutal benefit cuts that will 'cost lives'

LABOUR have been slated for introducing devastating cuts to welfare, with a former leader accusing them of an "act of cruelty" that will…

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves Faces Fury as Critics Warn Disability Benefit Cuts Could Cost Lives

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing fierce backlash after warnings that cutting disability benefits could have devastating consequences.

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Ex Better Together chief 'hypocrisy' exposed amid welfare cuts

THE former chief of Better Together has been accused of “hypocrisy” for backing the UK Government’s welfare reforms ...

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Diane Abbott: These benefit cuts will hit the poorest — the very people Labour was set up to defend

The furious response to their proposed welfare cuts seemed to come as a shock to this government. But, perhaps emboldened by his success on the Ukraine issue, Sir Keir Starmer has made it clear that he intends to plough on with his cuts.

Evening Standard

‘Disgusted’: Top activist resigns from Labour over disability benefit cuts

A PROMINENT disability campaigner has resigned from the Labour Party over the UK Government’s planned benefit cuts, saying she feels “quite…

The National (Scotland)

Labour MPs face claims of ‘self-interest’ over political donations by unions

The Employment Rights Bill would change the law so that trade unions can automatically sign their members up to a political fund, unless they opt out.

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar accused of 'rolling over' for Westminster after backing welfare cuts

ANAS Sarwar has been accused of “rolling over” and failing to stand up for Scots after he backed Keir Starmer’s plans to cut billions of…

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Scottish Labour MP hits out at own party over welfare cuts

A Scottish Labour MP has hit out at his own party over plans to cut the welfare budget ...

Evening Standard

Council expected to drop plans for four-weekly black bin collections

Bristol Council had launched a consultation which included the option of switching to monthly bin collections to save money and boost recycling

The National (Scotland)

SNP back coalition calling for end to two-child benefits cap

The SNP have backed calls from a coalition of organisations urging the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap...

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves accused of 'punching down on society's poorest' over welfare cuts

RACHEL Reeves has been accused of “punching down” on some of the poorest in society after she signalled her plans to cut the social security…

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Labour urged to ditch 'damaging' plans to cut tax-free ISA allowance

LABOUR must ditch their "damaging plans" to impose a new "tax on savers, the SNP have said, as research shows it hit more than a…

Evening Standard

Dale Vince ‘resurrecting’ failed libel claim, High Court hears

The Labour Party donor says the Daily Mail publishers misused his personal data in a 2023 article.

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Australia's Most In-Demand Jobs in 2024: What Lies Ahead for the Job Market?

Australia's job market is characterised by a series of complicated trends, starting from an uneven job distribution across different territories to job growth disparities between the public and private sectors. Since 2022, when the Labour Party under Prime Minister Alabanese assumed office, there has been a significant increase in government…

The Guardian - UK

‘Worse than the Tories’: cultural figures question Labour plans for arts in schools

Government must scrap English baccalaureate to make arts more accessible to working-class children, critics say

The National (Scotland)

How Keir Starmer demeaned Scotland as the world watched

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Anneliese Dodds quits: Read her resignation letter in full

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The National (Scotland)

SNP condemn Labour as £8.3 billion GB Energy funding promise in doubt

THE SNP have hit out at Labour amid doubts over the party’s pledge to invest £8.3 billion into GB Energy in the next 5 years ...

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