Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to navigation Print subscriptions Search jobs Europe edition Australia edition International edition The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian Show moreHide expanded menu View all News Climate crisis Environment Global development View all Opinion The Guardian view Opinion videos View all Sport Rugby union View all Culture Art & design View all Lifestyle Health & fitness Home & garden Search input google-search Print subscriptions Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Licensing The Guardian app Newsletters Today's paper Inside the Guardian The Observer Guardian Weekly Corrections Search input google-search Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Licensing UK politics Northern Ireland Politics Weekly UKPolitics Labour loses its way on benefits reform – Politics Weekly UK More ways to listen Apple podcasts Presented by John Harris, with Gaby Hinsliff and Tom Pollard, produced by Frankie Tobi, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producers are Zoe Hitch and Nicole Jackson. Thu 13 Mar 2025 06.00 CET 00:00:0000:00:00 After months of speculation, the government will soon lay out plans to change the benefits system. Keir Starmer argues that the current system is ‘the worst of all worlds’. But with deep cuts to disability payments on the table, could the changes come at the expense of the most vulnerable? And will Labour MPs really be able to support this? John Harris hears from the head of social policy at the New Economics Foundation, Tom Pollard, and the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Explore more on these topics Politics Weekly UK Liz Kendall Keir Starmer Most viewed Most viewed UK politics Northern Ireland Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morningSign up for our email Complaints & corrections Work for us Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms & conditions All writers Digital newspaper archive Tax strategy Newsletters Advertise with us Search UK jobs Back to top © 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. (dcr)