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LABOUR’s shadow work and pensions secretary raised concerns over a “two-tier” benefits system today after suggesting that those who make “greater contributions” to the welfare system should receive more.
The language used by Jonathan Reynolds, who was given the job by new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer two months ago, has been described as “divisive” and “toxic.”
In an interview with Politics Home, he criticised the Tory government’s universal credit (UC) scheme, but added that he wants a “simpler” system in which “if you put more in, you get more out.”
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
The government’s retreat on PIP still leaves 150,000 new universal credit claimants facing halved benefits from April 2026, creating a discriminatory two-tier welfare system that campaigners must continue fighting, writes DR DYLAN MURPHY
