Chief secretary to the Treasury Darren JonesA cabinet minister compared Labour’s disability cuts to cutting his own children’s pocket money – and was met with a swift backlash.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, was trying to defend Rachel Reeves’ significant cuts to the welfare budget on the BBC when he made the controversial remark.The government has decided to cut down on the number of people entitled to personal independent payments (PIP) to try and save around £5 billion of public spending.Analysis&
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