On the recordJuly 3, 2026
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.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
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independent.co.ukI’m not going to go with the crude cuts to benefit levels that then just put people who are struggling in even worse poverty.
Discussing welfare reform.
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