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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Life on benefits will not be an option under Labour, says Liz Kendall

Man and two women at workbench in yellow hi-vis vests
Liz Kendall, centre, meets students at the Euston Skills Centre in north London after delivering a speech during an event hosted by thinktank Demos. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Under a Labour government there would be “no option of a life on benefits”, the party has said, as it set out plans to reduce the number of young people not in work, education or training.

The shadow work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, said the party would recruit 8,500 more mental health workers and promised that the sickness benefits bill would fall under Labour.

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