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Community meals and workers' rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats' 'ghost kitchens'?
Deliveroo driver waits outside a cafe
Ghost Kitchens

Community meals and workers' rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats' 'ghost kitchens'?

DWP's quiet plan to 'keep Britain working' might not win elections – but it could change lives
dwp offices
Asli Atay

DWP's quiet plan to 'keep Britain working' might not win elections – but it could change lives

Scotland's move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
keir starmer and john swinney
Sabine Goodwin

Scotland's move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster

'It's changed our life': These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music
modern slavery choir
Modern slavery

'It's changed our life': These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it's becoming an uncomfortable crisis
libraries credit robin byles
Robert Glick

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it's becoming an uncomfortable crisis

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
A UNICEF worker holds a child outside a shelter center in Homs, Syria
Syria

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
human trafficking and modern slavery protesters
Maya Esslemont

How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?

More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: 'No guarantee that work means a home'
homeless peoples' tents in street
Homelesness

More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: 'No guarantee that work means a home'

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It's now time for Labour to act
keir starmer and john swinney
Ruth Patrick

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It's now time for Labour to act

Keir Starmer has unveiled his 'plan for change'. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
Plan for Change

Keir Starmer has unveiled his 'plan for change'. But can Labour really turn Britain around?

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
dwp
Work

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this

From the NHS to 'spreading opportunity': Here's what should be in Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'
Plan for change

From the NHS to 'spreading opportunity': Here's what should be in Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to 'step up' and follow suit
keir starmer and john swinney
Two-child benefit cap

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to 'step up' and follow suit

What benefits can I claim?
a close-up view of scattered £5, £10 and £20 notes scattered
Benefits

What benefits can I claim?

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
Modern slavery

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve
a disability rights poster
Mikey Erhardt

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve

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A strong benefits system is the sign of a healthy society – and essential to ending child poverty
Child poverty
Joseph Howes

A strong benefits system is the sign of a healthy society – and essential to ending child poverty

Labour must 'immediately' scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
phillipson and starmer at school
Child poverty

Labour must 'immediately' scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say

Letters: I'm a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan
Letters

Letters: I'm a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan

Starmer's intention for work and benefits should be applauded – but it must come with good jobs
Paul McNamee

Starmer's intention for work and benefits should be applauded – but it must come with good jobs