What a difference a job makes! Minister who used to savage benefit cuts as a lefty think-tank chief defends Labour's £5bn savings... but admits he could not live on £70 a week

Torsten Bell, the pensions minister, said he had a 'mortgage to pay' as he explained why he thought he could not live on that amount.

Mar 19, 2025 - 12:36
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What a difference a job makes! Minister who used to savage benefit cuts as a lefty think-tank chief defends Labour's £5bn savings... but admits he could not live on £70 a week
Torsten Bell, the pensions minister, said he had a 'mortgage to pay' as he explained why he thought he could not live on that amount.