Making Britain your home should be earned by working, paying tax and integrating. It should not come with a free ride on the benefits system. Britain cannot be a cash machine for the world.
Discussing social housing policy and immigration.
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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.
A strong country needs people to work and contribute. But Labour have made it easier to claim and harder to get a job.
Making Britain your home should be earned by working, paying tax and integrating.
We cannot go on like this – with millions of people living on benefits instead of in work. Britain can’t afford it. It’s not fair on taxpayers footing the bill.
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