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GEORGE OSBORNE finally emerged from hiding yesterday to face the Commons over his crumbling Budget but repeatedly refused to apologise for attempting to cut disability benefits again.
The Chancellor was branded a “coward” on Monday after sending out junior ministers to confirm his climbdown over plans to slash personal independence payments (PIP).
After six days of uncertainly for disabled people, he finally broke cover and admitted that the policy had been a “mistake.”
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
The government’s retreat on PIP still leaves 150,000 new universal credit claimants facing halved benefits from April 2026, creating a discriminatory two-tier welfare system that campaigners must continue fighting, writes DR DYLAN MURPHY