The Chancellor has come under fire by Jeremy Corbyn warning her against pushing more people across the UK into further poverty as Rachel Reeves prepares further welfare cuts.
She was told it is “morally bankrupt” to force the poorest of people to pay for her decisions.
MPs and Charities have been left shocked that Reeves is preparing multi-billion cuts to the welfare budget at a time when prices are soaring.
Corbyn said the said there is “always enough money for war” and cutting benefits will cripple people into poverty.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn turned his guns on the Government’s record, saying: “First it was the refusal to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Then it was cuts to winter fuel allowance and foreign aid. Now it’s devastating cuts to welfare…
“Isn’t it strange how the Government only cites ‘difficult choices’ when they are harming the most vulnerable people in society? The Government should be more honest: there is never any money for the poor, but always enough money for war.”
A Labour MP warned the Chancellor that all these welfare cuts could see more people voting for Reform UK.
The MP said, “If you look at the council by-elections, Reform are not just winning them – they are storming them.”
Lynn Perry of Barnardo’s, said, “It’s vital that any changes to the welfare budget do not risk tipping even more families below the poverty line.
“Around 4.3 million children are living in poverty in this country – in homes where parents are already struggling to afford to keep the fridge stocked and the power on.”
She acknowledged the government is facing a “challenge” and that “difficult decisions will need to be made.”
Telford Labour MP Shaun Davies said, “The number of young people who aren’t working due to long term sickness has rocketed by 60,000 in just a year… A whole generation being locked out of work is a disaster for them, their families, and for Britain.
“It’s a scandal that this has been allowed to happen and we risk a lost generation if we don’t act.”
He added, “Something has gone dramatically wrong over the past 14 years – and we must allow people to get back to work so Britain works for working people.
“We have to move away from a system that means we’re reliant on migration to fill jobs, and encourage young people into work.”
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