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The UK government’s decision to reject payouts for women affected by changes to the state pension age has sparked outrage, with campaigners accusing the government of betrayal, according to several national newspapers. Labour MPs are also said to be rebelling against the decision, describing it as one of the many historical injustices that stained society. Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) claims are estimated to cost up to £10.5bn and up to £2,950 each for women born in the 1950s. However, the Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall argued that such payouts would hit taxpayers. The Daily Express accuses the Labour Party of betraying the UK’s pensioners due to their scrapping of the winter fuel payment subsidy for millions of old age pensioners earlier this year.
The Daily Mail stated that the government’s refusal of payouts to over three million women who have been affected by the changes to the state pension age resulted in allegations of hypocrisy against the Labour party as they had several senior party members who backed the Waspi campaign whilst in opposition. Despite all the backlash against the government’s rejection of payouts, the government announced yesterday that they would provide compensation to sub-postmasters who suffered losses due to the shortfalls in a Post Office IT system, Capture, before Horizon, compensating those who had been affected for the past 30 years.
The Telegraph reported that US billionaire Elon Musk is prepared to provide funding to Nigel Farage’s political party Reform UK, following recent talks in Florida. Farage confirmed that Musk was in full support of the party, and ongoing negotiations indicate that Musk may make a considerable financial contribution.
The Financial Times focus on the random and mysterious death of a Russian general accused of using chemical weapons in Ukraine, with Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Russian official commenting that Moscow would avenge his killing.
Finally, there were also stories of Brodie, a “wonky dog,” in the Daily Star, who has partial blindness in one eye and a crooked face resulting from when he was bitten by his mother as a puppy. Despite his “wonkiness,” Brodie’s unique looks have caught the attention of several celebrities, including actor Amanda Seyfried
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