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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martina Bet

Benefit cuts don’t make sense if you want growth, says Iain Duncan Smith

PA Wire

Sir Iain Duncan Smith has said “it doesn’t make sense” not to uprate benefits in line with inflation, as he waded in on the latest Tory row.

The Conservative former leader and work and pensions secretary argued that Universal Credit and growth go hand in hand, as he claimed the group “most likely to spend the money that you give them” are people on benefits.

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