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UN criticises Starmer's welfare reforms and warns measures will 'increase poverty rates'

UN criticises Starmer's welfare reforms and warns measures will 'increase poverty rates'

A UN committee on disability rights has criticised the UK government's welfare reforms, saying they will "increase poverty rates".

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