Helen Whately: “Our welfare system should be a safety net, not a lifestyle choice.”

Too many young people are leaving school and signing straight onto benefits - this is a waste of their potential and a disaster for our economy.

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.