The article critiques Keir Starmer's government for its proposed cuts to personal independence payment (PIP) disability benefits, highlighting growing backlash from Labour MPs and charities. As Labour struggles in the polls and faces challenges from Reform, the narrative of being a party for the vulnerable has been overshadowed by austere policies reminiscent of the previous Tory government. The government's approach, which rebrands cuts as fairness, has resulted in significant hardships for vulnerable communities, exemplifying a troubling extension of austerity rather than a pursuit of progressive reforms.
The government is clear in its intent on making savings by targeting the most vulnerable in society, which extends the austerity state Labour inherited.
Cuts from those who need it most have been rebranded as fairness, showing the government is not a soft touch despite the impact on the disadvantaged.
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