Cabinet ministers sidestepped questions from the press as they arrived for a meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. When asked whether the government planned to cut benefits, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall replied, "we're going to be getting people back to work." During the election, Labour promised to increase the employment rate to 80% from its current level of around 75%, which would mean around two million more people in work. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Are you going to be cutting benefits?
00:10Are you cutting benefits minister?
00:16Are you cutting benefits minister?
00:26Are you cutting benefits minister?
00:30Is the government going to be cutting benefits?
00:32No.
00:33Lisa Nandy, how is raising employers' national insurance going to help employment?
00:39See you later.
00:40Morning Ed, are you OK?
00:41Are you cutting benefits Mr Millard?
00:43Are you going to be cutting benefits?
00:45Morning.