{"id":224642,"date":"2025-03-09T12:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T12:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/huge-amounts-spent-on-benefits-for-people-who-could-be-working-more-says-tory-minister\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T12:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T12:05:07","slug":"huge-amounts-spent-on-benefits-for-people-who-could-be-working-more-says-tory-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/huge-amounts-spent-on-benefits-for-people-who-could-be-working-more-says-tory-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Huge amounts&#8217; spent on benefits for people who &#8216;could be working more&#8217; says Tory minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/is3jUDBfQ5E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Huge amounts' spent on benefits for people who 'could be working more' says Tory minister\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/is3jUDBfQ5E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Shadow home secretary Chris Philp says the number of people getting welfare is &quot;far, far too high&quot;, and the thresholds to make claims are &quot;too low and too easy&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>He says that increasing spending on defence would mean cuts on civil service and reducing welfare bills. 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