£150m cuts will hit ‘sick and vulnerable’
Proposed UK government welfare reforms are causing concern in Stormont, with fears they could create a £150 million “ticking time bomb” for the Executive. DUP leader Gavin Robinson and First Minister Michelle O’Neill have criticised the government for targeting the “sick and vulnerable.”
The Belfast Times front page stories:
- Proposed UK government welfare reforms are causing concern in Stormont, with fears they could create a £150 million “ticking time bomb” for the Executive. DUP leader Gavin Robinson and First Minister Michelle O’Neill have criticised the government for targeting the “sick and vulnerable.”
- Tourism body to review its support for ‘fat’ row cafe: Stephen Nolan has been thrown out of a cafe in east Belfast on Tuesday morning after confronting the owner about his comments on social media targeting obese people using mobility scooters.
- Legendary NI rally driver McGarrity hit with £2m penalty for unpaid tax bill: Legendary Northern Ireland rally driver Derek McGarrity has been hit with a £2.1 million penalty by HMRC for an unpaid tax bill of £3 million.
