It’s also worth noting that Wales and Scotland were already committed to free school meals vouchers for the Summer holidays without needing a footballer to shame them into it.

Of course NI didn't...

No. We just can't afford it. Have you seen the rise in unemployment figures today? Extra benefits needed equals less to spend elsewhere.

 

As Barbara Castle once said 'We want Jam now'!!

No. We just can't afford it. Have you seen the rise in unemployment figures today? Extra benefits needed equals less to spend elsewhere.

It costs £112m a year. Absolute peanuts in the grand scheme of things. Of which some, but not much will return to Gov in form of VAT on foods.

 

To cover the rest they could close half of a tax loophole and make more than that in a month

No. We just can't afford it. Have you seen the rise in unemployment figures today? Extra benefits needed equals less to spend elsewhere.

You can't roll out the 'we can't afford it' and 'spend it elsewhere' line when you support a UK government that's happily beckoning a form of Brexit which makes the country's economy 9% smaller (according to the government's own figures).

 

It should be impossible for Tories to get away with voicing concerns about public finances and the economy now.

How many u-turns is that now :')

 

Absolute shambles. At least common sense and decency prevailed on this issue in the end.

How many u-turns is that now :')

 

Absolute shambles. At least common sense and decency prevailed on this issue in the end.

 

Three in the last two weeks. More U-Turns than me trying to go around the supermarket to maintain 'social distancing' (c March-May 2020).

Ugh, can’t this creep get anything right?

 

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No. We just can't afford it. Have you seen the rise in unemployment figures today? Extra benefits needed equals less to spend elsewhere.

 

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Perhaps we would be able to 'afford' more things — like tackling child poverty — if money wasn't continuously 'spaffed up the wall' like this.

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Didn’t I hear there’s going to be an expensive new Royal Yacht as well? It will be well worth all those starving kids, I guess...

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Does anyone know what is happening here?

 

Student nurses who were asked to join the NHS early say their contracts have now been cut short — but the government say otherwise.

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Housing minister in the pocket of the property millionaires - oh, I'm so shocked..

 

It appears this could be about to blow up...

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/robert-j...phone-bqb0s8kz2

 

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Is anyone really surprised by this it's why they never challenge the market narrative when dealing with one of the biggest issues in British society at the minute!

No.

 

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Sounds legit. I'll have to bear that in mind when I'm arrested for defacing Robert Jenrick's home. "Sorry officer, but it's wrong to question me over this as we're in the middle of a pandemic, kthxbye".

No.

 

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Sounds legit. I'll have to bear that in mind when I'm arrested for defacing Robert Jenrick's home. "Sorry officer, but it's wrong to question me over this as we're in the middle of a pandemic, kthxbye".

If only I could be surprised by that arrogance.

Same playbook as Cummings - effectively they are untouchable and there isn't an election for 4 years by which time people will have forgotten about it, so... *shrugs shoulders*

 

There's a summary here if you want to make yourself angry: https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1275730960026402820

And more on Jenrick...

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/j...re_iOSApp_Other

You know things are bad when even the Daily Mail turns against a Tory minister.

Indeed!

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