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Stride: Labour welfare cuts 'rushed' and 'lack ambition'

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Stride: Labour welfare cuts 'rushed' and 'lack ambition'

Stride: Labour welfare cuts 'rushed' and 'lack ambition'

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride has accused the Government of making rushed welfare cuts, including to disability benefits, to save money.

He said ministers "lacked ambition" in finding fair savings and warned of "hard cases" emerging from the plans.

Report by Covellm.

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