💥 Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt tells me #TimesRadio benefits SHOULD rise with inflation: “I’ve always supported - whether it’s pensions, whether it’s our welfare system - keeping pace with inflation. It makes sense to do so. That’s what I voted for before.” 1/4
Mordaunt: “We want to make sure that people are looked after and that people can pay their bills. We are not about trying to help people with one hand and take away with another.”
First cabinet minister to go public to oppose the idea of not uprating benefits with inflation 2/4
First cabinet minister to go public to oppose the idea of not uprating benefits with inflation 2/4
Mordaunt also calls for a return to proper cabinet after 45p tax row.
“She (Truss) wants cabinet to be a forum where we can really kick the tyres on policy, where we can have frank discussions that aren’t leaked. It should be consultative. We should take decisions together.” 3/4
“She (Truss) wants cabinet to be a forum where we can really kick the tyres on policy, where we can have frank discussions that aren’t leaked. It should be consultative. We should take decisions together.” 3/4
You can hear the full interview with Penny Mordaunt on Times Radio at 11am. 4/4
thetimes.co.uk/article/eaf266…
thetimes.co.uk/article/eaf266…
FULL PENNY MORDAUNT INTERVIEW ON TIMES RADIO NOW
Cabinet Office Brendan Clarke-Smith tells me #TimesRadio: "It may be that the rise in line with inflation isn't the right thing. And actually, giving something direct, like a direct payment is a far better way of doing it."
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