Ministers will tell people with ‘mild’ mental health problems to get therapy and get back to work this week as they seek to reduce the 3.5 million disability benefits bill. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is set to announce plans to overhaul the way disability benefits work in a statement to the Commons onContinue reading “Some People With ‘Mild’ Mental Health Problems Will Be Told To Seek Therapy And Get Back To Work Under Disability Benefit Cash Clampdown Targeting 3.5 Million”
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Campaigners Accuse Government Of ‘Sleight Of Hand’ By Saying Pensions Triple Lock Is ‘Unsustainable’
A minister admitted that the pension triple lock is unsustainable and could be watered down. In a bombshell move, Mel Stride suggested retirees might not get the anticipated 8.5 per cent rise next year, despite a pledge to keep the state pension at least in line with earnings. The warning from the Work and PensionsContinue reading “Campaigners Accuse Government Of ‘Sleight Of Hand’ By Saying Pensions Triple Lock Is ‘Unsustainable’”
Therese Coffey Slammed For Belting Out ‘Time Of My Life’ At A Boozy Conference Karaoke
The Cabinet Minister in charge of Universal Credit was slammed for belting out ‘Time Of My Life’ at a boozy Conservative party conference karaoke bash, hours before cutting payments to six million people. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey enthusiastically belted out the 1987 power ballad from the movie Dirty Dancing in a duet withContinue reading “Therese Coffey Slammed For Belting Out ‘Time Of My Life’ At A Boozy Conference Karaoke”
People Could Just Work Two More Hours A Week, Therese Coffey Says
Therese Coffey today defended scrapping the £20 a week Universal Credit uplift, suggesting people could work two additional hours to make up the money. The Work and Pensions Secretary said the increase had always been a temporary part of the response to the pandemic and maintained that she’s completely happy with it going. The commentsContinue reading “People Could Just Work Two More Hours A Week, Therese Coffey Says”
Climactic Moment Minister Walks Off GMB
This was the moment a government minister dramatically walked off a Good Morning Britain interview after accusing Piers Morgan of making an insulting remark. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey was addressing the reasons for the UK’s high COVID death rates on the programme, before abruptly turning off her video link. Research by Oxford UniversityContinue reading “Climactic Moment Minister Walks Off GMB”
Iain Duncan Smith claimed a £39 breakfast as expenses (He must have been hungry!)
The Work and Pensions Secretary was condemned of living in a different world after a newspaper exposed his flavour for the morning banquet. Iain Duncan Smith lay claim that he could survive on just £53 a week, fell apart last night after evidence surfaced of a £39 breakfast he attempted to put on as expenses.Continue reading “Iain Duncan Smith claimed a £39 breakfast as expenses (He must have been hungry!)”
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