On those £12bn in cuts: IDS says the Tories haven’t ‘done the work yet’

During today’s Daily Politics debate on welfare, Iain Duncan Smith admitted that the Tories can’t explain where the £12bn in cuts to the welfare would come from because they haven’t ‘done the work yet.’

So even though they’re making vague claims they won’t cut child benefit, the reason they can’t be sure is because they’ve not figured out where the money would come from.

Iain Duncan Smith

This is most likely a ploy because last week Danny Alexander released secret documents showing where at least £9bn could come from and there’s also evidence to suggest some of this would also come from getting rid of disability benefits. But it’s a telling one nonetheless. If the Tories haven’t done the working out yet, why? And if they have, why aren’t they letting the public know…

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