The Parliamentary Labour Party is likely to back a second attempt to reform welfare provided new money is allocated to help claimants into work, The i Paper has been told. Labour insiders said that MPs – including rebels who scuppered Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ attempt to cut benefits last year – were receptive to a second go at reform. There is renewed focus on what the Government will do about the rising benefits bill following last week’s publication of a report on young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) by the Labour grandee Alan Milburn. Messages […]

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The Parliamentary Labour Party is likely to back a second attempt to reform welfare provided new money is allocated to help claimants into work, The i Paper has been told. Labour…