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Iain Watson and guests discuss benefit cuts and spending priorities

Iain Watson is joined by Labour's Meg Hillier, Conservative John Glen and journalists Ailbhe Rea and Ben Riley-Smith to discuss the government's challenges over welfare benefits.

Iain Watson is joined by the senior Labour backbencher, Dame Meg Hillier; Conservative former Treasury minister, John Glen; and journalists Ailbhe Rea from Bloomberg and Ben Riley-Smith, political editor of the Daily Telegraph. They discuss the challenges faced by the government over cuts in welfare, and the performance of Tory party under Kemi Badenoch's leadership. Labour MP Peter Lamb tells the programme that he will vote against cuts in disability benefits. And the Defence minister Al Carns describes his record-breaking ascent of Everest and his innovative training methods.

59 minutes

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  • Sun 25 May 2025 22:00

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