Similarly, an emotional image of Gabriel dominates the Sunday Telegraph, writing: “Arsenal’s Champions League dream is over”. This week, with the introduction of new rules that will allow people to receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for four years after initial review and then a further six years after review, it leads a story accusing UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of “watering down” checks on benefit claimants. The paper says claimants face a review every nine months under the current system. The report says authorities are warning urgent changes are needed to the benefits assessment system, with a record number of people claiming PIPs are costing British taxpayers £26bn a year.
