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PM faces discontent over benefits system shake-up

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Sir Keir Starmer has faced concerns from Labour backbenchers who have expressed anger at proposals.
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‘Putin Will Have to Come to the Table’: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his strongest remarks yet against Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that he will "have to come to the table" for serious negotiations. Speaking at a high-stakes virtual summit, Starmer criticized Russia’s continued aggression in Ukraine and reaffirmed the UK's commitment to increasing pressure on Moscow. #Putin #KeirStarmer #StarmerOnPutin #PutinNegotiations #StarmerUkraine #PutinVsStarmer #StarmerSpeech #PutinPeaceTalks #ZelenskyStarmer #PutinWar #StarmerMeetsZelensky #PutinToComeToTheTable #KeirStarmerCabinet #PutinNegotiationTable #StarmerUK Also Read UK PM Starmer Embraces Zelensky At 10 Downing Street After Latter's Spat With Trump At White House | WATCH :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/uk-pm-starmer-embraces-zelensky-at-10-downing-street-after-spat-with-trump-at-white-house-watch-4084385.html?ref=DMDesc UK Imposes Largest Sanctions Package On Russia, Targets Military Supply Chains, Finances :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/uk-imposes-largest-sanctions-package-on-russia-targets-military-supply-chains-finances-4080615.html?ref=DMDesc Zelenskyy Says He Will Only Agree To Meet With Putin After Common Plan With Trump Is Negotiated :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/zelenskyy-says-he-will-only-agree-to-meet-with-putin-after-common-plan-with-trump-is-negotiated-4071599.html?ref=DMDesc ~PR.152~HT.336~GR.124~

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Disability benefits freeze will not go ahead after Labour MP backlash

A freeze to disability benefits will not go ahead following pressure from Labour backbench MPs, Sky News understands.
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Minister won’t be drawn of benefit freeze ‘speculation’ [Video]

Minister won’t be drawn of benefit freeze ‘speculation’

Wes Streeting declines to be drawn on whether the government will freeze personal independence payment (PIP) as uncertainty continues to surround Labour's upcoming welfare reforms. The health secretary says, “there's been a lot of speculation in recent days about what the government’s welfare proposals will and won't say, some of which are fairly divorced from things that the government is actually planning to do”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Streeting denies Labour 'changing into Tories' amid questions over disability benefit cuts

Wes Streeting has denied that Labour is "changing into the Tories" with its plan to reform the welfare system.
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Planned freeze to disability benefits set to be scrapped - reports

Proposals to freeze some dis­ability benefits are reportedly being scrapped after concerns from Labour politicians about the scale of planned welfare cuts.
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