Helen Whately: “A strong country needs people to work and contribute. But Labour have made it easier to claim and harder to get a job.”

We must, of course, look after people too sick to disabled to work. We’re a civilised society. We’re compassionate. We want a safety net to be there for people in desperate need.

The next Conservative government will make foreign nationals ineligible for social housing. Nearly 230,000 homes could go to British families.

Faced with a choice between spending on military training and spending on benefits... Labour chooses more benefits.

We believe that if you can work, you should. And work should always pay better than benefits.