All news on the topic: Liz Kendall

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Scrapping the two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’
Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures show
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Family finances doing much worse under Tories than when Labour was in power
Ahead of the Budget, figures show that household incomes have risen significantly slower under the Conservatives than when Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were in No10
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Liz Kendall says she will not allow generation of under-24s to 'go off track'
Figures last month showed over 850,000 people aged 16-24 were not in education, employment or training - an increase of 20,000 in a year and the highest level since 2016
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Tories 'failing Britain's youth' as 6000 more a month 'scandalously left behind'
Labour’s analysis of official data shows that in the 15 months after July-September 2022, the number of 16-24 year olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) rose by 90,000, or an average of 6,000 a month
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Six million UK residents need to double income to escape poverty
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said a sustained fall in poverty has not been seen in two decades
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Tories must get 'serious' about mental health to sort jobs crisis, says Labour
Labour's Liz Kendall and Wes Streeting warned it would be 'unforgivable' for the Government to 'stand by and do nothing' about mental health in the Autumn Statement
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Tories plot inheritance tax giveaway for rich paid for by Universal Credit cut
The Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is said to be looking at plans to halve the 40% rate of inheritance tax as he prepares to unveil the Autumn Statement next week.
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Britain's 30 most deprived areas where parents cannot afford to feed kids - list
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said the number of children in extreme poverty has almost tripled to more than one million with many struggling to get the food they need
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Labour promises 'bold' national child poverty strategy if party wins power
The Shadow Work and Pensions speech to Labour's annual conference came amid calls for a Child Poverty Act and an end to the controversial two-child benefit limit
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Almost one million cash in pensions early as they face Tory economic chaos
New figures reveal 911,000 over-55s withdrew £13billion using their "pensions freedoms" last year, sparking fears that future retirees face financial misery
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NHS paracetamol shortage sparks fears for patients recovering after operations
The shortage of intravenous (IV) paracetamol is expected to continue until at least November and the Government blamed 'capacity constraints with a manufacturer'
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'Gloria's Law ensures no elderly or vulnerable person dies alone in a care home'
Voice of the Mirror explains the Mirror's campaign for Gloria's Law which would make it mandatory to have a support worker in place to make sure no one in a care home dies alone
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Angry families of 63 loved ones who died alone in lockdown call for new law
While the government was partying through lockdown, these families were unable to say goodbye to their loved ones as they died in care homes alone and scared
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Unpaid carers 'overwhelmed' by crisis gripping sector amid Budget cash plea
A study lays bare the toll that caring for loved ones takes on relatives, as experts say better pay for carers would hep ease pressure on the sector - and the NHS