Ashley SJ

🚨 LABOUR WAS GIVEN THE BLUEPRINT TO FIX WELFARE IN JULY 2024. TWO YEARS LATER, THE BILL IS HEADING FOR £431 BILLION! I want you to see how badly Labour has wasted its time in power. Three weeks after taking office, Alan Milburn handed Labour a plan to get Britain’s out-of-work army back into jobs. Reform the DWP within six months. A national employment strategy within a year. Overhaul work capability assessments within eighteen months. “The idea is to move to action immediately,” he said. Think about what happened next. Labour’s attempt to cut disability spending collapsed after a rebellion by its own MPs. Milburn’s new report on nearly one million young people with no job, training or education has slipped past the summer, the conference and the Budget. The OBR says the welfare bill will rise from £334 billion to £431 billion by 2031-32. Look at the promises. Last week John Healey said welfare would fall before the election, then Downing Street said there was no deadline. The Centre for Social Justice says the Government has no “credible route to bringing the benefits bill down this Parliament”. A government source admits: “If we go into the next election without a credible plan to get a grip on the bill, we will be in serious trouble.” So here is the question for Andy Burnham: you were told exactly what to do two years ago, so why is the bill still heading for £431 billion?