US EditionStarmer says benefit system unfair and indefensible
- Keir Starmer described the UK welfare system as "unsustainable, indefensible and unfair," warning that costs for working-age benefits could reach £70 billion by 2030.
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce significant cuts to benefits during her budget speech on March 26, amid rising claimant numbers predicted to reach 4 million by the next decade.
- Starmer noted that the system discourages work and contributes to a "wasted generation," with one in eight young people currently not in education, employment, or training.
- SNP Deputy Leader Kirsty Blackman criticized Starmer's remarks, stating that ensuring disabled individuals can afford necessities should not be considered "indefensible.
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Who becomes a Labour politician to slash benefits?
If you are an idler sponging off the state, you have every excuse to feel cheated. Throughout his years in opposition, Keir Starmer gave you every impression that he was on your side. During his Labour leadership election campaign in 2020, he promised to end Universal Credit and replace it with something more generous. In
·London, United Kingdom
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Keir Starmer tells Labour MPs welfare system is 'indefensible'
Sir Keir Starmer has warned Labour MPs that the Government could not “shrug our shoulders and look away” from problems in the welfare system and elsewhere amid backbench concerns over expected reforms.
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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