{"id":230812,"date":"2025-03-30T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/half-the-country-hit-by-welfare-cuts-says-musician-and-charity-chair\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T11:00:14","slug":"half-the-country-hit-by-welfare-cuts-says-musician-and-charity-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/half-the-country-hit-by-welfare-cuts-says-musician-and-charity-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Half the country&#8217; hit by welfare cuts, says musician and charity chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-1Dd2L_1sqQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Half the country' hit by welfare cuts, says musician and charity chair\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1Dd2L_1sqQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Robin Millar, chair of disability charity Scope, describes the government&#8217;s proposed disability benefit cuts as &quot;disabled people&#8217;s Me Too moment&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>He explains that when you consider the impact on brothers, sisters, wives and husbands, &quot;half the country&quot; is impacted.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-live-reeves-spring-statement-welfare-defence-cuts-starmer-economy-reform-farage-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#welfare #disability #politics #springstatement #benefits <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Robin Millar, chair of disability charity Scope, describes the government&#8217;s proposed disability benefit cuts as &quot;disabled people&#8217;s Me Too moment&quot;. 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