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James Purnell unveiling welfare reforms
Welfare shakeup scraps incapacity benefit

Reforms of the welfare system including a replacement of the incapacity benefit and “more responsibility” for claimants have been announced by the government. The welfare green paper had been played up as a revolutionary series of changes before its official announcement by senior ministers. And, announcing the green paper to the Commons this afternoon, work… Read more »

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Aung San Suu Kyi still imprisoned in Burma
MPs: Halt Burma aid

Humanitarian aid to Burma should be halted unless the country’s military rulers stop abusing it, the government has been told. An influential committee of MPs claims further use of funds for anything other than relief by the Burmese junta should lead ministers to consider invoking their “responsibility to protect” to the south-east Asian country’s population…. Read more »