Shorouk Express This is partly because the OBR has measured Labour’s flagship piece of deregulation — planning reform. The watchdog believes this will add 170,000 homes on its own and lift GDP 0.2 percent (£6.8 billion) in 2029/30. Reeves called it the “biggest positive growth impact” of its kind ever scored by the OBR. But…
Shorouk Express 3m families to be hit by welfare cuts, government admits In a dating revelation, the government’s own impact assessment said 3.2m families would lose on average £1,720 per year compared to inflation in 2029 and 2030 under Reeves’s welfare cuts. Alexander Butler26 March 2025 15:04 Watch: Zarah Sultana challenges Rachel Reeves over child…
Shorouk Express Inside PIP: The ‘broken’ health benefit Labour could cut even further Ahead of Labour’s crunch Spring Statement, details of the rumoured cuts to welfare have grown rife. Estimates of what the government is hoping to save have continued to grow – now sitting at around £6 billion – with health and disability related…
Shorouk Express There was predictable anger from the left of the party on display in the House of Commons, too. MP Clive Lewis warned Kendall that his constituents, friends and family were “very angry” about the changes to come — and warned this is not the kind of action a Labour government should be taking….
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email The shocking scale of the benefits cuts needed by Rachel Reeves to balance the books could see the disabled and long-term sick lose as…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email The long-term sick could be forced to find jobs or have their benefits slashed in sweeping welfare reforms, according to reports. Work and pensions…
