US EditionMinister apologises for comparing disability benefit cuts to children’s pocket money
- Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, was questioned about welfare cuts in the UK that could remove £4,500 from Personal Independence Payments recipients, impacting 250,000 individuals, including 50,000 children, as reported by government data.
- In response to the cuts, Jones stated that the data does not show the complete situation since it does not include potential earnings from employment opportunities.
- Jones compared the cuts to a parent reducing a child's pocket money, emphasizing that potential earnings from work are not considered in the impact assessment.
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Labour minister issues grovelling apology as fury over Spring Statement deepens
Treasury Chief Secretary Darren Jones has apologised for comparing cuts to disability benefits with reducing a child's pocket money as anger over Rachel Reeves Spring Statement deepens.Jones was attempting to explain the government's welfare reforms when he made the controversial remarks which prompted outrage."For example, if I said to my kids, 'I'm going to cut your pocket money by £10 a week but you have to go and get a Saturday job,' the imp…
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