UK Must ‘Get Really Serious’ About Cutting Welfare, Burnham Says
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We would like to hear your experiences of accessing, providing or relying on adult social care in England Andy Burnham has said he is prepared to use his “political capital” to reform England’s adult social care system, with the new prime minister arguing that fixing social care…
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Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced new technical education plans. These programs will combine academic study with employer-led projects. New pathways will be rolled out nationally starting in 2028. This initiative aims to address rising youth unemployment and…
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Our community is divided after Andy Burnham vowed to make benefits – including mental health support – conditional on work, with some cheering the crackdown and others accusing the new PM of copying his predecessors’ mistakes
Read at The Independent UK → - HuffPost UK Politics·2d agoAndy Burnham Hints He Will Make It Harder To Claim Benefits To Bring Down Welfare Bill
Andy Burnham holds a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North last Friday. Andy Burnham has suggested he wants to make it harder for people to claim benefits in a bid to bring down the welfare bill. The prime minister said “we’ve got to get really serious as a country”…
Read at HuffPost UK Politics → - Bloomberg Politics·2d agoUK Must ‘Get Really Serious’ About Cutting Welfare, Burnham Says
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK should make it harder for Britons to claim benefits as the government seeks to tackle a soaring welfare bill.
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