Rachel Reeves says it was “clumsy” for Treasury Minister Darren Jones to compare welfare to children's pocket money. The chancellor adds it was "not the right analogy". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I wanted to start, if I may, Chancellor, with the comments that were made by the Chief Secretary
00:08and repeated by you last week about comparing welfare recipients and children's pocket
00:15money.
00:16And I wonder if, on reflection, you think that was a wise comparison to make.
00:20Well, it's a pleasure to be here at your Select Committee today, Chair, and to members
00:25of the Committee.
00:27The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has apologised for the clumsy language that he used.
00:35It wasn't the right language.
00:37I was asked a specific question.
00:40I did not, first of all, hear the previous interview of the Chief Secretary, and so the
00:45question to me was put about pocket money, but it's not a right analogy, and apologies
00:51have already been made.
00:52Okay, so you're making an apology, too, for the comments that you made on the other day?
00:55I don't think I made the same comments, but the analogy of comparing pocket money and
01:00personal independence payments is clearly not right.