PM launches consultation on personal independence payment amid ‘spiralling’ disability welfare bill Rishi Sunak has announced fresh curbs on disability benefits, saying he wants to explore whether some cash payments to claimants suffering from mental health conditions could be replaced by treatment or access to services. In a speech on welfare, the prime minister said […] The post Sunak announces disability benefit curbs to tackle ‘sicknote culture’ appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Prime minister to say in speech there is risk of ‘over-medicalising everyday challenges and worries of life’ while Labour calls announcement ‘cheap headline’ Good morning. The prime minister is expected to make a major announcement on welfare reform today, claiming that too many people are being signed off work by GPs. That should come at […] The post Rishi Sunak vows to end what he calls ‘sicknote culture’ – UK politics live appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Work and pensions secretary attacks system of dealing with minor mental health problems as PM takes aim at ‘sicknote culture’ Nearly everyone who gets signed off work for feeling “a little bit depressed” is classified as incapable of work, according to a senior government minister, as Rishi Sunak prepares to announce a new drive to […] The post Those signed off feeling depressed classed as incapable of work, says Stride appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Exclusive: India seeking to use approach of UK election as bargaining chip and any exemption would be controversial India is demanding an exemption from the UK’s planned carbon tax as part of negotiations aiming to finalise a free trade deal before the UK election. India’s negotiating team have spent this week in London in a […] The post India seeks UK carbon tax exemption in free trade deal talks appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Pilot to explore how to repurpose unused school space to increase capacity for funded childcare An estimated 85,000 additional childcare places would be required by September 2025 to enable the government’s planned expansion of funded childcare for working parents in England, according to the Department for Education. A pilot will explore how to repurpose unused […] The post Expansion plans require 85,000 more childcare places by September 2025 appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Almost three in four services between London, Edinburgh and York will be cut in Aslef members’ stoppage A train drivers’ strike will lead to almost three in four services being cut on Saturday on LNER, which operates intercity trains between London, York and Edinburgh. Members of the Aslef union will take industrial action for 24 […] The post Only 40 LNER intercity rail services to run on Saturday as train drivers strike appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Flights have been pushed back to summer after the House of Lords spoke out for Afghans and refugees – here’s what to expect over the coming weeks Rishi Sunak’s plan to fly people seeking asylum to Rwanda this spring appears to have been put back to the summer after House of Lords insisted on changes […] The post Rwanda bill: what does the latest delay mean? appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Dubai-based carriers Emirates and FlyDubai divert around western Iran early on Friday after Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reports explosions in central city of Isfahan Follow all our Middle East crisis coverage Continue reading… The post Middle East crisis live: flights avoid western Iran after explosions reported near city of Isfahan appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Prime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditions Rishi Sunak will today claim Britain is suffering from a “sicknote culture”, as he warns there is a risk of “over-medicalising” normal worries by diagnosing them as mental health conditions. In a speech on how to reduce people being signed […] The post Sunak to cite Britain’s ‘sicknote culture’ in bid to overhaul fit note system appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more

Rowaa Ahmar’s claims were made in the court papers of a discrimination case against the Cabinet Office A former senior civil servant has said in court papers that “a hostile racist working environment” in the Cabinet Office meant she was “forced to resign”. Rowaa Ahmar, who has now withdrawn a discrimination case against the Cabinet […] The post Former civil servant says ‘racism in Cabinet Office’ forced her to resign appeared first on NewsmovesmarketsForex.com ..read more