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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘The welfare state needs tough love’: Readers split over who should pay for Britain’s benefits bill

Our community has pushed back against the idea that Britain’s huge welfare bill can be fixed simply by making life harder for claimants.

Writing for The Independent, James Kirkup argued that Andy Burnham, if he becomes prime minister, will have to find a way to cut spending on welfare and pensions without doing lasting political or economic damage.

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