McFadden Admits It: The Benefits System Is Broken — But Labour’s Own Backbenchers Won’t Let Anyone Fix It

It has taken years of Labour dithering, billions of pounds in runaway spending, and millions of people quietly written off from the workforce, but at last a Labour minister has said the quiet part out loud: the benefits system is broken. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden admitted this week that Universal Credit is built … Continue reading McFadden Admits It: The Benefits System Is Broken — But Labour’s Own Backbenchers Won’t Let Anyone Fix It