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Robert Jenrick: “Let me speak very plainly. If people who are capable of work refuse, then they’ll get nothing. That’s fair.”

On the recordAugust 17, 2026
Let me speak very plainly. If people who are capable of work refuse, then they’ll get nothing. That’s fair.
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Robert Jenrick
Reform UK

Editor's note · Context

Discussing welfare policy changes for benefit claimants.

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