Reeves rules out disability benefit cuts U-turn but says rules may be tweaked

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Rachel Reeves has ruled out a U-turn on disability benefit cuts but said she was “taking into account” representations from Labour MPs, and could tweak the qualification rules for the benefits.

The chancellor said “the welfare system is not working today” and the changes the government was making were needed because 1,000 people a day were newly claiming disability benefits.

Reeves said the spending plans she set out on Wednesday were all fully costed, but refused to rule out further tax rises in the budget this autumn in an “uncertain world”.

Reeves rules out disability benefit cuts U-turn but says rules may be tweaked

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