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Labour's Struggle: Losing Direction on Benefits Reform

Published On Thu, 13 Mar 2025
Nishant Iyer
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After months of speculation, the government is set to unveil its plans for reforming the benefits system. Keir Starmer has criticized the current system as “the worst of all worlds,” but with significant cuts to disability payments under consideration, could these changes disproportionately harm the most vulnerable? And will Labour MPs be willing to back them? John Harris discusses the issue with Tom Pollard, head of social policy at the New Economics Foundation, and Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff.
Disclaimer:This Podcast is taken from The Guardian.