Pat McFadden: “I have pledged to reform the welfare system in a way that is fair and sustainable.”

There is a design flaw in our credit system, which was built into Universal Credit on the way it was designed, which is that it is too easy for people to be signed off and written off with them receiving no help, no support, and no…

Yes, we would. We don’t want a situation where young people in America have got a higher rate of protection than young people in the UK.

I think that is a progressive welfare reform question, because it puts work and opportunity at the heart of what you’re trying to do.

The UK labour market is in a robust position but there has been a long-term challenge for young people.