Politics · 5 hours ago
Louise Haigh Stands In for Burnham at PMQs in Welfare Clash
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Louise Haigh took Prime Minister's Questions for the first time, standing in for Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who is away at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda. Conservative deputy leader Alex Burghart pressed her repeatedly on the £183bn working-age welfare bill. Haigh said the government was acting to bring benefit spending down but would not commit to any cuts before the next general election.
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