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Team Burnham Suggests Large Spending Increases to Avoid Cutting Welfare Bill
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The suggestion of large spending increases by Andy Burnham's team comes as the UK welfare system faces ongoing scrutiny and debate over its funding and effectiveness. Burnham's comments indicate a shift in approach, prioritizing increased investment over cuts to benefit levels, which could have significant implications for the country's social security budget. This stance may reflect a broader effort to reframe the discussion around welfare and poverty reduction in the UK.
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Guido Fawkes
Team Burnham Suggests Large Spending Increases to Avoid Cutting Welfare Bill
Andy Burnham is setting out his stall on welfare in more detail. Spend more taxpayer cash… He said on last night’s 15-minute Andrew Marr softball interview: “I’m not going to go with the crude cuts to benefit levels that then just put people who are struggling in even worse poverty, and that often creates the…
3 Jul, 07:56