Jo Stevens

Jo Stevens

Labour — Cardiff East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 30 April 2025

Debate

Brexit: Economic Impact

Contribution

As the right hon. Lady might know, none of those reforms has actually gone into effect yet, so nobody has been affected by them. We inherited a Tory welfare system that is the worst of all worlds: it provides the wrong incentives, discouraging people from working, while the people who really need a safety net are still not getting the dignity and support they need and deserve, with the taxpayer funding an ever-spiralling bill. It is unsustainable, indefensible and unfair.

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