‘No such thing as a free lunch,’ says Milburn as he warns it will take a decade for UK benefits bill to come down
The Guardian reports that Alan Milburn, the former health secretary leading a major review into youth unemployment, has said "there is no such thing as a free lunch" in response to critics who want the government to make tougher cuts to out-of-work benefits for young people. According to the outlet, Milburn rejects "crude cuts" to payments, warns it will take a decade for the UK benefits bill to come down, and downplays opposition to his proposals within Labour. The review, due to be published on Tuesday, urges ministers to implement radical reforms to address the UK's youth unemployment crisis.
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‘No such thing as a free lunch,’ says Milburn as he warns it will take a decade for UK benefits bill to come down
Author of major review into youth unemployment rejects ‘crude cuts’ to payments and downplays opposition to his proposals within Labour Alan Milburn has said “there is no such thing as a free lunch”, in response to critics who believe the government should make tougher cuts to out-of-work benefits for young people. The former health secretary will publish a major review on Tuesday, urging ministers to implement radical reforms to address the UK’s youth unemployment crisis, which has seen the num
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