This week, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall laid out her initial plans to reform the welfare system, inevitably prompting a huge amount of debate. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell look into the good, the bad and the ugly of the current system and the Government's plans to improve it.

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Four Weigh-Ins and a Funeral tickets




Welfare Reform: This time it's complicated

Benefits crackdown unveiled with aim to save £5bn a year by 2030 – BBC News


Keir Starmer: Labour will help people get back to work — it’s in our name  – The Times


No one knows why UK benefit claims have outpaced peer countries – Financial Times

Charlotte Henry on Threads

Charlotte Henry on BlueSky

Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – The Addition

Emma Burnell on Twitter

Emma Burnell on BlueSky

Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left

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