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Radio 5 Live,11 Mar 2025,7 mins

Do we have a moral duty to get back to work?

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The Prime Minister has called the current benefits system unsustainable, indefensible and unfair, and said the government could not "shrug its shoulders and look away". Speaking to MPs, Sir Keir Starmer said the current welfare system was "the worst of all worlds", discouraging people from working while producing a "spiralling bill". But some Labour MPs are warning against "draconian cuts" that risk "pushing disabled people into poverty". Nicky Campbell asked 5 Live listeners - do we have a moral duty to get back to work?

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