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Ministers consider tweaks to soften welfare cuts before key vote

Disability benefit assessment rules may be relaxed after backlash from more than 100 Labour MPsMinisters are considering tweaks to soften their controversial welfare cuts before a crunch vote in parliament next month.The government is examining a potential change that could allow up to 200,000 people to keep their disability benefits by tweaking assessment rules. Continue reading...

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