#welfare-reform

#welfare-reform

In Britain and France, nationalist populist parties consistently lead in the polls, indicating a significant shift towards authoritarian and xenophobic political forces among voters.

Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party by Sir Keir Starmer alongside fellow MPs Rachael Maskell, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff, and Neil Duncan-Jordan due to opposing welfare reforms affecting disabled people. Abbott's repeated comments deemed racist have led the Campaign Against Antisemitism to demand her expulsion from the Party, emphasizing that her views on antisemitism and race relations are damaging. They are also submitting a complaint regarding misleading BBC reporting on her letter.

A former new-age traveller who made his money in green energy and has donated to Just Stop Oil, he is part of the Patriotic Millionaires organisation who think it is high time people like them are asked to increase their contributions.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing pressure as her position has not been guaranteed by the Prime Minister, highlighting uncertainty about future tax policies and Budget plans.

A thousand people a day go on to Pip (personal independence payment) - that's a city the size of, for example, Leicester - year after year after year.