MPs, unions and charities unite to fight Labour cuts
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall leaves Downing Street, London, after a Cabinet meeting, March 18, 2025
By Berny Torre in Harrogate
By Berny Torre in Harrogate
MPs, UNIONS and charities joined forces in denouncing the ferocious attack on the disabled launched by ministers today.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall made the government’s long-trailed announcement of cuts to the benefits budget for the disabled.
She told MPs that the government is looking to make savings of £5 billion a year from the welfare budget by the end of the decade.
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