""We are building a fairer economy by: "Cutting the cost of living with cheaper energy bills, frozen rail fares and prescription fees. Investing in the NHS to drive growth. Tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two child limit. "Making sure the revenue raised through taxes is fair, with everyone contributing, but those with the broadest shoulders contributing more. "These choices will create a more stable future for our country.""
"Sir Keir Starmer will use a speech backing the Budget to signal a fresh push on welfare reform, as a row simmers on about whether Rachel Reeves misled the public over the state of the public finances. The Prime Minister will say an overhaul of the welfare system is needed after he was forced to abandon cuts planned earlier this year in the face of a major backbench rebellion."
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will tackle welfare in his Budget speech, pushing for an overhaul to reduce the burgeoning cost of benefits. Downing Street previewed priorities including cheaper energy bills, frozen rail fares, prescription fee freezes, NHS investment, removal of the two-child limit, and fairer taxation with higher contributions from those with broader shoulders. The Prime Minister will argue that the welfare state traps people in poverty and out of work and that reforms aim to reverse low productivity rather than signal political toughness. Earlier planned cuts were abandoned after a major backbench rebellion. A row has erupted over whether Rachel Reeves misled the public on public finances.
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