As part of a full-frontal attack on benefits, Jenrick also said the Motability scheme, which enables disabled people to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair to help them be independent, would be reformed to end abuse where expensive cars are handed out for conditions like tennis elbow, and paid for by working people who can't afford those cars themselves.
Labour leaders in Edinburgh and Cardiff sought credit for the most progressive measures in Rachel Reeves' budget on Wednesday, pinning their hopes for next year's critical elections on a package that increases funding for Scotland and Wales by nearly 2bn. That funding boost and the abolition of the two-child limit for universal credit recipients were seen as a relief in both capitals.
Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and it makes people feel very scared Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was tearing our country apart. Speaking to GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage's Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago.