Daily Archives: 18/02/2011

Labour backs majority of government’s welfare agenda

18/02/2011 – 10:47 am

Labour’s new shadow work and pensions secretary has backed large sections of the coalition government’s welfare reforms, but has criticised some of its cuts to disability benefits as “not compassionate”.
In a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research, Liam Byrne suggested there would be no radical change in direction from the former Labour government’s [...]

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Minister feels the anger during welfare reform webchat

18/02/2011 – 10:44 am

A minister has been forced to confront the depth of anger and fear felt by people with mental health conditions over the government’s welfare reforms.
Chris Grayling, the employment minister, took part in a live online question and answer session organised by the mental health charity Rethink.
Grayling answered 16 questions about incapacity benefit reform in the [...]

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