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Government Won’t Cut Money From Pensioners To Pay For Defence | Baroness Smith
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12:44Now Playing“It's quite possible to both invest in our military and make sure that we shift our welfare budget to get people back into work.”
Skills Minister Baroness Smith refuses to say whether the government is willing to make any cuts to welfare to fund its defence investment plan, but tells Times Radio: “I don't want to cut the amount of money that goes to pensioners.”
Baroness Smith was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday–Thursday, 6–10am.
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