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Burnham calls for ‘more open’ public debate about defence spending - UK politics live
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Tom Ambrose, Andrew Sparrow, Ben Quinn, Kiran Stacey, Priya Bharadia, Anna Isaac, Chris Osuh
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UK welfare minister Stephen Timms is overseeing a review of disability benefits, acknowledging that the current system is failing both claimants and taxpayers. The discussion has sparked debate over potential abuse of the system versus the needs of those with severe conditions.
A review of disability benefits led by the welfare minister Stephen Timms has warned “challenging discussions” remain on how to overhaul and pay for a system it concludes is unfit for purpose and too often leaves vulnerable claimants dehumanised and degraded. Patrick Butler and Rosie Peters-McDonald have the story here.
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