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Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly Westminster: cabinet fears over benefit cuts

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss whether the backlash to the government’s planned benefit cuts will result in a U-turn. And which other departments could face eye-watering cuts?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:11.1

It's a spectrum, right?

0:13.3

But you do think too many.

0:14.9

I think there's definitely, there's an overdiagnosis,

0:17.0

but also there are too many people being written off.

0:21.6

The next general election will be fought, not on foreign policy, but on what's happening domestically.

0:26.6

And there are so many people, as the years go on, who will look at the cuts we've made to welfare,

0:34.6

look at the cuts we've made at the fuel allowance, and think, is this my

0:40.1

Labour Party?

0:41.4

I'm Pippa Carrera.

0:42.6

And I'm Kieran Stacey.

0:43.7

You're listening to Politics Weekly Westminster for The Guardian.

0:49.0

Well, hello.

0:50.2

We're back in the broom cupboard at Westminster after a couple of weeks in our plush studio in Guardian HQ.

0:56.7

And it feels a bit like back to normal business after a couple of weeks where the Prime Minister has actually kind of been an descendant for the first time in his premiership, his handling of the Ukraine crisis, that trip to the US, the sort of shuttle diplomacy,

1:12.7

trying to sort of reach an agreement in this really, really difficult, complex geopolitical

1:18.6

situation has seen him bolstered in the polls at home.

1:22.0

I've kind of witnessed this collective sigh of relief amongst ministers and those in Downing Street.

1:27.6

Look, this Kirstarm is actually really good, is it something? After a really difficult time. this collective sigh relief amongst ministers and those in Downing Street that look,

1:31.1

Keir's storm is actually really good, is it something after a really difficult time?

1:36.8

But this week we have major decisions about to be announced on benefits cards.

1:40.1

And Downing Street is taking a hammering, isn't it, Kiran? Do you think it feels more claustrophobic being here in this broom cupboard?

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