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Lee Anderson Proposes Scrapping PIP Benefits System

Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson sparks controversy with bold plan to replace PIP with tailored support system, claiming current benefits 'not fit for purpose' and creating 'perverse incentives'.

Labour pledges major PIP benefit system overhaul

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces Labour's plan to overhaul Personal Independence Payment assessments, promising a fairer system for disabled claimants while maintaining fiscal responsibility.

Badenoch Obliterates Labour Green Policy in Commons Clash

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch delivers devastating critique of Labour's environmental agenda in heated parliamentary exchange with Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski, exposing fundamental flaws in opposition policy.

Lucy Powell Leads Labour Deputy Leadership Race

Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell is positioning herself as the leading candidate in Labour's deputy leadership race, creating internal tensions as Keir Starmer's party prepares for potential government.

ICE School Zone Raids Spark Democratic Fury

Exclusive: Democratic senators demand immediate halt to ICE enforcement operations near educational institutions, warning of profound psychological trauma for children and families.

Labour may break tax pledge over £30bn shortfall

Exclusive: Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces difficult choices as Labour considers abandoning income tax pledge amid £30 billion fiscal shortfall, raising questions about party's economic credibility.

NHS allows transgender nurse in female changing rooms

A major NHS trust is facing internal turmoil after permitting a transgender nurse to use female staff changing rooms, prompting formal complaints from colleagues about privacy and safeguarding issues.

Reeves warns Labour MPs over welfare reform battle

Chancellor Rachel Reeves warns Labour colleagues she's prepared for welfare reform battles, citing market confidence as validation of her economic strategy following emotional Commons response.

Phillipson pressures Labour leaders to scrap benefit cap

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson intensifies pressure on Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to scrap the controversial two-child benefit limit entirely, exposing internal Labour divisions over welfare reform.

IFS: Government has 'no credible' economic plan

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has launched a scathing critique of both Conservative and Labour economic policies, warning of 'unacknowledged trade-offs' and challenging Liz Kendall's welfare reform ambitions.

Tory minister suggests means-testing state pensions

A senior Conservative frontbencher has suggested implementing means-testing for state pensions, potentially stripping payments from older Britons with significant savings in a major welfare system shake-up.

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