The number of people on Universal Credit has hit 8.4 million, up 63,000 in a single month according to DWP data published today. This is also made up of off-flow from people on other benefits as well. That’s one in eight of the entire population…
The day after Starmer U-turned and refused to blame Trump for the war Rachel Reeves told the Mirror:
“Obviously no sensible person is a supporter of the Iranian regime, but to start a conflict without being clear what the objectives are and not being clear about how you are going to get out of it, I do think that is a folly and it is one that is affecting families here in the UK but also families in the US and around the world.”