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UK drops plan to cut benefits for survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes

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UK drops plan to cut benefits for survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes

Campaigners rejoice after Keir Starmer backs ‘Philomena’s Law’ to protect payments for up to 13,000 survivors living in Britain Survivors of Ireland ’s mother and baby homes can continue to receive benefits in the UK after Downing Street dropped a plan to cut payments. Keir Starmer bowed to pressure from campaigners to back a bill known as Philomena’s law, which would ringfence survivors’ benefits if they accepted compensation from Dublin. Continue reading...

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UK drops plan to cut benefits for survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes

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