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Starmer Targets Benefit Cuts at Labour Conference

9/27/2025

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Sir Keir Starmer aims to cut Britain's unsustainable out-of-work benefits bill.
Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, says welfare is failing.
A crackdown on benefits spending will dominate the Labour conference in Liverpool.
Starmer backs mandatory digital ID cards for work, noting clashes with MPs over disability-benefits changes.
Eliminating the two-child cap could cost about £3 billion annually.

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Story summary

Sir Keir Starmer aims to cut Britain's unsustainable out-of-work benefits bill.
Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, says welfare is failing.
A crackdown on benefits spending will dominate the Labour conference in Liverpool.
Starmer backs mandatory digital ID cards for work, noting clashes with MPs over disability-benefits changes.
Eliminating the two-child cap could cost about £3 billion annually.