The Guardian reports that ‘Labour will be tougher than the Tories when it comes to slashing the benefits bill, Rachel Reeves, the new shadow work and pensions secretary has insisted in her first interview since winning promotion in Ed Miliband’s front bench reshuffle’.

You can read this depressing news here: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/12/labour-benefits-tories-labour-rachel-reeves-welfare