Carers struggle to protect elderly and disabled loved ones from poor nutrition|WelfareWeekly

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The DWP could face an almighty debate over eight years of cuts | The Canary

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2018/09/20/the-dwp-could-face-an-almighty-debate-over-eight-years-of-cuts/

Revealed: Half of DLA claimants lose higher mobility rate support when moved to PIP|WelfareWeekly

Nearly half of sick and disabled people who were in receipt of the highest mobility rate of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) were denied the equivalent level of support when moved to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed.

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Debt collection agencies contracted to collect so called Universal Credit debt. Woman forced to attend appointment four days after giving birth. Welcome to Universal Credit hell.

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Orthodox Jews to protest at Board of Deputies annual dinner | The SKWAWKBOX

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Private Eye on Frank Field Undermining His Labour Colleagues

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At the end of last month, Mike ran a story about the resignation of Frank Field from the Labour whip. Field claimed he was resigning the party whip because of the party’s supposed anti-Semitism problem and what he called ‘a culture of nastiness’.

In fact, as Mike pointed out, Field’s decision had nothing to do with any of that, and was actually spurred by him losing a no confidence vote held by his constituency party. They were angered by his decision to prop up May’s and her Tory government over Brexit.

Under party laws, Field had fourteen days to resign from the party completely or be thrown out. As for him standing as an independent, that’s an empty threat. Without the backing of the major parties, independent candidates stand little chance of getting elected. So the statement that his departure from the party could result in more right-wing Labour MPs…

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Local Labour leaders attack Tory austerity with new campaign | LabourList

https://labourlist.org/2018/09/local-labour-leaders-attack-tory-austerity-with-new-campaign/