There's a Moral Case to Tackle Welfare Bill, John Healey Tells Left

Healey and McFadden indicate to Labour that welfare reform is coming

Life would be easier for the Conservative Party if the Government could be relied on always to do the wrong thing, but the new divide may instead be between ministers and their own backbenchers.

SNP should learn from Chancellor's embrace of his 'moral duty' to cut benefits

Pretending to tackle poverty by increasing benefits is taking the easy way out and is ultimately unsustainable

There's a moral case to tackle welfare bill, John Healey tells Left

The new Chancellor told the party's conference that Britain could not afford another Left-wing spending spree unless economic growth recovers.

Chancellor John Healey gears up for battle with over benefit cuts

The Chancellor told the Labour conference that young people need a job, not benefits

Healey needs to cut welfare. But he’s learnt from Starmer’s failures

The chancellor used his Labour conference speech to retable Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts – but in an authentic Labour way, political editor David Maddox writes

‘We have to bring the benefits bill down’: John Healey signals return to welfare reform

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