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Labour would ensure ‘everyone who can work, does’

A Labour government would ensure “everyone who can work, does”, the shadow work and pensions secretary has said. Liz Kendall used her key note speech at the party conference in Liverpool to set out how Labour would fix economic inactivity in the UK. ...

09 Oct 2023 at 12:01

Young people valued but must take opportunities to learn and work, Labour to say

Young people will be told they are valued and “important” but have a responsibility to take up the work or training that is being offered as part of Labour’s plan to invest in their future. Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will say ...

04 Mar 2024 at 10:34

Labour promises crackdown on benefits payments to inactive young people

Labour has promised tougher measures on handing out benefits payments as it sets out plans to reduce the number of young people out of work, education or training. Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said the party would recruit 8,...

04 Mar 2024 at 17:11

Streeting: Labour would shift focus of health spending towards primary care

A Labour government would over time shift the focus of health spending towards primary care, the shadow health secretary has said. Wes Streeting criticised the way “we underinvest in primary care, community services, mental health, ...

21 May 2023 at 12:12

New child poverty taskforce already facing calls to scrap two-child benefit cap

Ministers charged with tackling child poverty have already faced calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit before their new taskforce has even met for the first time. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall met child poverty ...

17 Jul 2024 at 16:42

Kendall lays out plan to reform DWP, shift from ‘strivers v scroungers’ rhetoric

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall criticised the former government’s “strivers versus scroungers” rhetoric as she laid out plans to transform the DWP. In her first major speech in taking over at the helm of the ...

23 Jul 2024 at 15:55

Government must do ‘the sums’ before committing to axing two-child cap – Kendall

The Government has to do “the sums” before committing to axing the two-child benefit cap, the Work and Pensions Secretary said, as Sir Keir Starmer faces a possible rebellion over the policy in the Commons. A King’s ...

23 Jul 2024 at 11:19

Who has Sir Keir Starmer picked to be in his Cabinet?

Sir Keir Starmer is selecting his new Cabinet after Labour swept to a landslide victory in the General Election. Here, the PA news agency looks at the appointments so far: – Angela Rayner – Deputy Prime Minister ...

06 Jul 2024 at 08:48

Liz Kendall says economic inactivity holding UK back as she visits Job Centre

The creation of more good jobs and a promise to tackle the root causes of worklessness are top priorities for the Labour Government, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said. Liz Kendall, who has declared that ...

11 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Ministers start work on taskforce aimed at tackling child poverty

Ministers have met for the first time to kick off the Government’s work to tackle child poverty. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, as well as taskforce co-chairs Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and ...

14 Aug 2024 at 19:19

Liz Kendall: ‘No tension’ over pension credit uptake in light of winter fuel cut

There is no “tension” between plans to make savings from limiting winter fuel allowance to the poorest pensioners and more people taking up pension credit, Liz Kendall has signalled. The winter fuel payment,...

13 Nov 2024 at 13:57

Thousands more pensioners in poverty due to winter fuel payment cut – DWP

Tens of thousands more pensioners will be in poverty every year as a result of the restriction to the winter fuel allowance, Government estimates have revealed. Limiting the payment will mean an estimated ...

19 Nov 2024 at 16:43

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