Bell Ends Labour Indecision on Welfare Reform With Pro-Cuts Interview

Newly appointed Treasury minister Torsten Bell ended up on Newsnight last night to talk about Liz Kendall’s benefit cuts and restrictions. The former Resolution Foundation chief was forced to say he would not be able to live on £70 a week but backed the changes towards a “sustainable benefits system” because “more people will be working”:

“I sat in the chamber today and heard people say ‘I’m worried about this aspect of the change’ but there’s not enough focus on the disaster that is happening in our country today.