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£5 Billion Welfare Cuts Risk 250,000 Lives, Critics Warn

5/23/2025

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Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, staunchly defended £5 billion in welfare cuts, arguing they are vital for maintaining the welfare state. However, critics raise alarms that these cuts could thrust 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, into poverty, hitting older and disabled individuals the hardest in the UK.

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Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, staunchly defended £5 billion in welfare cuts, arguing they are vital for maintaining the welfare state. However, critics raise alarms that these cuts could thrust 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, into poverty, hitting older and disabled individuals the hardest in the UK.