As the government sets out new welfare reforms to help people rejoin the workforce, James O'Brien reacts to a right-wing paper's characterisation of those on sickness and disability benefits.
This monologue came as the government launched a consultation on changes to the Work Capability Assessment to reflect "the rise of flexible and home working and better employer support for disabled people and people with health conditions".
read out a Daily Mail headline, stating that one million people on sickness benefits could be forced to start looking for jobs.Disabled people out of work urged to get remote jobs, as ministers aim to cut benefits bill "I hate the celebratory tone", he said, adding that it gave the impression that readers will "take a day from slagging off foreigners and slag off sick people instead, because they are all lazy...feckless workshy layabouts".
He continued reading: "An estimated 2.5 million incapacity claimants are deemed unable to work and languish on handouts.
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride MP said: "Health assessments haven’t been reviewed in more than a decade and don’t reflect the realities of the world of work today. That’s why we’re consulting on reforms which will mean that many of those currently excluded from the labour market can realise their ambition of working."
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