'You Had 14 Years To Do It': BBC Presenter Roasts Senior Tory Over Looming Welfare Cuts
Roger Johnson and Neil O'Brien.
A BBC presenter pointed out the flaw in a senior Tory’s argument after he criticised Labour over looming welfare cuts.
Shadow education minister Neil O’Brien was speaking as work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall prepares to unveil plans to slash billions of pounds from the benefits bill.
On BBC Breakfast, presenter Roger Johnson asked O’Brien: “You said back in 2022 benefits were at a record level and something needed to be done. Do you welcome what the government is possibly going to try to reduce spending on benefits?”
The Tory MP said: “I think it’s absolutely essential that the government grips........
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