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Labour welfare plans: Starmer facing rebellion over billions in cuts
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March 11, 2025
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4:38Now PlayingSir Keir Starmer is launching a hearts and minds operation to keep Labour MPs on side as the Government plans five billion pounds of welfare cuts.
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Many backbenchers are said to be concerned about the proposals - which include tougher tests for a key disability benefit and big changes to the way universal credit is calculated.
Charities say that the plans will have a ‘catastrophic impact’ and warn that 700,000 more disabled households would end up in poverty.
We look at the backlash facing the prime minister and who will be hit hardest by the proposed savings.
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