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Keir Starmer set to 'water down' benefits checks amid a record backlog of mental health cases

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Sir Keir Starmer is “watering down” checks on benefit claimants to prevent the welfare system from collapsing under a record backlog of mental health cases.

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Starmer ‘waters down’ benefits checks

Prime Minister accused of going easy on welfare cheats to prevent system from collapse

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Keir Starmer set to 'water down' benefits checks amid a record backlog of mental health cases

Sir Keir Starmer is "watering down" benefits checks amid a record backlog of mental health cases.

·London, United Kingdom
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GB News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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