US EditionStarmer says benefit system unfair and indefensible
- Sir Keir Starmer has described the UK's welfare system as 'unsustainable, indefensible and unfair.'
- He stated that the welfare system is projected to cost £70 billion a year by 2030.
- Starmer pointed out that one in eight young people are not in education, employment, or training.
- He emphasized that the government should support those who want to work instead of discouraging them.
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Who becomes a Labour politician to slash benefits?
If you are an idler sponging off the state, you have every excuse to feel cheated. Throughout his years in opposition, Keir Starmer gave you every impression that he was on your side. During his Labour leadership election campaign in 2020, he promised to end Universal Credit and replace it with something more generous. In
Keir Starmer tells Labour MPs welfare system is 'indefensible'
Sir Keir Starmer has warned Labour MPs that the Government could not “shrug our shoulders and look away” from problems in the welfare system and elsewhere amid backbench concerns over expected reforms.
Starmer tells Labour MPs ‘we cannot shrug shoulders’ over welfare
The Prime Minister said he was ‘not afraid to take the big decisions’ to ‘fix what is broken’. Sir Keir Starmer has warned Labour MPs that the Government could not “shrug our shoulders and look away” from problems in the welfare system and elsewhere amid backbench concerns over expected reforms. The Prime Minister said he was “not afraid to take the big decisions” to “fix what is broken” as he addressed a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Part…
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