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And from Capita's own press release: " This win builds on Capita's capability in contact centres across a number of the company's public sector contracts."

Reform UK has pledged to bar foreign nationals from claiming almost all forms of welfare in a move condemned as "senseless and cruel".

Nigel Farage's party said it would remove entitlements to Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Pension Credit, Jobseeker's Allowance, Child Benefit, free childcare and disability benefits if it wins the next general election.

Reform claims the move, which will include those from the EU given 'settled status' in the UK after Brexit, would save taxpayers £21 billion a year within five years.

Other parties attacked the plan, warning it would plunge the UK back into years of Brexit negotiations and "strip" support from millions who have worked and paid taxes in the UK for years or even decades.

A Labour spokesperson hit out at the plans, which he said would "mean ripping up the UK's Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, plunging the UK back into years of Brexit renegotiations, and stripping support from potentially millions of people who have lawfully lived, worked, and paid taxes in Britain for years, and in many cases decades. That includes people with settled status who are part of our communities, raising families, working, and contributing to our economy."

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering extending access to railcards as part of efforts to bring down train ticket prices, the Mirror reports.

Burnham has made clear that cutting rail fares is a key aim of his, having described some fares as “outrageously” high.

In a signal of intent last week, he announced plans to extend the 16-17 Saver Railcard so that young people can use it until the day before their 19th birthday, rather than losing it at 18.

The change comes into force on 17 August and will give thousands of students 50% off, part of a wider push to ease the cost pressures on households.

Government sources said discussions on extending other railcards are at a “very early stage”, with officials weighing options that go further than the rail fare freeze introduced this year.

Two influential left-wing think tanks are urging the Prime Minister to turn the Network South East railcard into a national one, a step that would follow his earlier flagship policy interventions.

Officials confirmed the Prime Minister will spend August in “listening mode”, touring the country to hear how the government can ease the cost of living, having promised voters some “breathing space”, the Independent reports.

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Fifth extreme heatwave in 3 months. Areas across the country burning down. Crop failure and destruction. Near national drought. God knows how many heat related deaths.

This is exactly when the government needs to be intervening.

Why are they on holiday and doing nothing?

I’d consider myself left wing and a Labour voter but after sharing some frustration over the fact our government bought houses in north wales from the public and plan to house 1250 refugees in a village of 350 people a lot of people in the uni group chat have turned on me?

Can’t they not see this is an issue?