The Lady IS for Turning
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Is It Time to Cut Welfare?
I'm in favour of low taxes, all taxes being low. In terms of getting the best benefits for the taxpayer overall, is it time to cut welfare? Is that what you think should happen next? No, I certainly haven't been arguing for that. But you'd like to see it come back. The trust was able to say yesterday, she's keeping the triple lock in place for pensioners. She wouldn't give that guarantee for people on welfare benefits, working welfare. They are going to be worse off. If you can give an assurance for one, why not give the assurance for the other? Well, there is an insurance in the manifesto for the triple lock, but there
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