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Tories accused of ‘deliberate dismantling of the welfare state’
Accusation comes after a UN report accussed the UK Government of taking Britain back to the age of Victorian work houses and extreme poverty.
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UN report accuses the UK Government of being "in a state of denial" over the impact of its welfare policies.
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Disabled people subjected to a rising torrent of online abuse, says charity
Figures show a 33% increase in the number of reported incidents of online disability hate crimes.
Seriously ill woman refused Universal Credit ‘on the verge of taking her own life’
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Tories accused of ‘deliberate dismantling of the welfare state’
Accusation comes after a UN report accussed the UK Government of taking Britain back to the age of Victorian work houses and extreme poverty.
