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“'We need to redistribute money from the welfare system to more employment support if we are going to end the NEET crisis.' Mr Milburn also called for employment, mental health and benefits support to be more integrated.”

“Alan Milburn, the Tony Blair-era health secretary, told the Guardian he believed ministers should reduce benefits payments to help pay for more employment support, opening a potentially contentious debate within the Labour party over welfare cuts.”

“The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has made demands for cuts to welfare a central plank of her attacks on the government, telling Burnham in prime minister’s questions (PMQs) on Wednesday that he should cut welfare to fund higher defence spending.”