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‘We’re Not Just Some Bureaucrats’: DOE Employees on How Their Work Helps Texas Students

Department of Education workers and union leaders in Texas say kids will pay the price for Trump’s decision to “break this system.”

Texas Observer

Thirteen years ago, Emma told me disability cuts nearly broke her family. Now, under Labour, it’s worse

In families like hers, the devastating impact of the £5bn cuts will be felt most keenly. It is a stain Labour may never be rid of, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Quill Awards 2025: Guardian journalist wins Melbourne Press Club award for reporting on disability

Nino Bucci highly commended in feature writing, investigations and news reporting, while Petra Stock highly commended in science, medical and health reporting

The Guardian - AU

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Martin Lewis: Disability benefit cuts could 'tip people further into the abyss'

MARTIN Lewis has warned that disability benefit changes could "tip people further into the abyss" ...

The National (Scotland)

Stanley Tucci and Brian Cox join calls for Labour U-turn on ‘shameful’ welfare cuts

Holywood stars Stanley Tucci and Brian Cox are among celebrities who have united to speak out against the UK Government’s proposals to slash…

The National (Scotland)

‘Stain on this country’: celebrities condemn cuts to UK disability benefits

Actors including Stephen Fry and Brian Cox criticise plan that will remove support for more than 1 million people

The Guardian - UK

Stanley Tucci and Stephen Fry call on Starmer to rethink ‘shameful’ benefit cuts

Keir Starmer has insisted the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’

The Independent UK

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Celebrities call for rethink of ‘shameful’ Government welfare cuts

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’.

Evening Standard

Welfare system overhaul does not amount to cuts, insists Scottish Labour leader

Anas Sarwar said the UK Government proposals will still see welfare spending increase.

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar breaks silence on welfare cuts as Scottish Labour MSPs rebel

Anas Sarwar has broken his silence over the UK Government's cuts to disability benefits, as Scottish Labour MSPs rebel and urge ministers to reject…

The National (Scotland)

Charlotte’s friends with Down syndrome are paid $3 an hour. It’s legal in Australia - and she’s taking a stand

Down Syndrome Australia launches campaign to encourage politicians to abolish subminimum wage

The Guardian - AU

Why has the UK government announced swingeing welfare cuts?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says cuts will save UK billions per year, but advocacy groups slam move as ‘immoral’.

Al Jazeera

Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade

Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many

The Guardian - UK

Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses

Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order

The Guardian - US

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Labour's benefits cuts risk disabled people turning to food banks, charity warns

Labour's "cruel" benefits cuts risk disabled people being forced to turn to food banks, an anti-poverty charity has warned ...

The Conversation

Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK? Two experts go head to head

Speaking on BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, expressed concerns that some mental health conditions were overdiagnosed. The Conversation asked two experts to comment on Streeting’s claim. Is the health secretary right?

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Labour’s Plan to Cut Disability Benefits Sparks Outrage—Will the Most Vulnerable Pay the Price?

Many Scots were left horrified when the Tories waged war on disabled benefit claimants.

Evening Standard

Starmer told there is ‘nothing moral’ about his £5bn welfare cuts

Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott challenged Sir Keir Starmer over the reforms at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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Cut disability claimants don’t have ‘significant needs’, Labour minister suggests

A LABOUR minister has suggested that the people who will lose disability payments amid sweeping Labour cuts do not have “significant needs"…

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar silent as Labour MSPs speak out against UK disability cuts

PRESSURE is piling on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar as his MSPs call out the UK Government's cuts to PIP and Universal Credit ...

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis warns Labour £5bn benefits cuts are ‘fraught with challenges’

Labour’s reforms will see disability benefits scaled back for millions

The Conversation

Shaken baby syndrome can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disabilities or death – a pediatrician examines the preventable tragedy

In the early 1990s when I was a young pediatrician, I was responsible for evaluating children with developmental and learning problems. Two unrelated boys, ages 7 and 9, were found to have IQs in the range of 60-70, which indicates a severe cognitive disability.

The Independent UK

‘What was the point?’ Starmer grilled on real-life impacts of disability benefits cuts

Sir Keir Starmer was asked "What is the point” of Labour if it cuts disability benefits during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 19 March.

Evening Standard

Minister insists ‘most people’ see need for welfare reform in face of backlash

The Resolution Foundation said some people will feel a ‘really significant income loss’ as a result of the changes.

The Guardian - UK

Rising bill for benefits has wreaked ‘terrible human cost’, says Keir Starmer

PM defends welfare cuts amid disquiet in Labour over plan charities say will push more disabled people into poverty

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