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Labour minister savaged and branded 'more right wing than Michael Gove'
2025-04-20 22:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
A Labour minister was accused of being more right wing than Michael Gove in a brutal attack over benefits cuts. Ellie Reeves, the Labour Party chairwoman, was savaged by LBC presenter Andrew Marr over welfare reforms. More than three million families could lose out on up to 1,720 a year as part of the Chancellors plan to slash spending by 4.8 billion.The Governments benefit cuts are set to push 250,000 people into relative poverty by the end of the decade, the Department for Work and Pensions has revealed.This includes 50,000 children, the Governments own impact assessment has said.Under the most controversial reforms - restricting eligibility to Personal Independence Payment benefits - the document says 370,000 people will lose support with the average loss of 4,500-per-year. It will also impact an estimated 430,000 people in the future who will not get the PIP benefits they would have previously been entitled to.LBC Presenter Andrew Marr said: A pretty savage attack on welfa...
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