Jeremy Hunt

“£110bn a year that the Exchequer pays for that interest.”

“the government could save £56bn per year if it brought the welfare bill back down to the same level as in 2019.”

“these [any welfare] reforms will push 200,000 more people into poverty”

“adding that the arrangement is “very bad for economic growth because we have to pay for that debt through [the] £110bn a year that the Exchequer pays for that interest.””

“Hunt claimed that the government could save £56bn per year if it brought the welfare bill back down to the same level as in 2019.”

“you’re able to produce a figure saying these [any welfare] reforms will push 200,000 more people into poverty”