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Wales Faces Disability Benefit Cuts, MPs Rally for Change

6/26/2025

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Disabled individuals in Wales are alarmed by proposed cuts to their benefits, fearing a rise in poverty and mental health struggles. Welsh Labour MPs, like Chris Evans, rally to amend these changes, while the Welsh government calls for a review, warning that nearly 190,000 residents could be adversely affected. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer confronts growing dissent within his party.

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Disabled individuals in Wales are alarmed by proposed cuts to their benefits, fearing a rise in poverty and mental health struggles. Welsh Labour MPs, like Chris Evans, rally to amend these changes, while the Welsh government calls for a review, warning that nearly 190,000 residents could be adversely affected. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer confronts growing dissent within his party.