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This is absolute rookie stuff. There is just absolutely no way that a headline like this should ever make the BBC News website. It being the weekend is no excuse, either: political news *always* drops on Saturday night, for the Sunday papers.

This would be a bad headline even with the "£50bn in savings" referred to as a claim and "overhaul welfare" in quotes – because no one credible thinks there's even close to that in savings to be found. But stating it as plain fact is just dire.

The BBC has a very tough job as the national broadcaster and lots of what it does involves difficult balancing acts. But this isn't one of those situations. This is just amateur hour.