{"id":256055,"date":"2025-06-25T12:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/work-and-pensions-committee-questions-minister-sir-stephen-timms-on-plans-to-reform-welfare\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:04:56","slug":"work-and-pensions-committee-questions-minister-sir-stephen-timms-on-plans-to-reform-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/work-and-pensions-committee-questions-minister-sir-stephen-timms-on-plans-to-reform-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Work and Pensions Committee questions minister Sir Stephen Timms on plans to reform welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JYZbE-vzdY8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Work and Pensions Committee questions minister Sir Stephen Timms on plans to reform welfare\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JYZbE-vzdY8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Work and Pensions Committee will this morning question minister Sir Stephen Timms on plans to reform welfare in the final session of the Pathways to Work inquiry. <\/p>\n<p>It comes as Sir Keir Starmer has reaffirmed his desire to push through controversial benefit cuts, despite growing criticism from Labour figures including Sir Sadiq Khan.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister said there was a &quot;clear moral case&quot; for the reforms, which aim to slash \u00a35bn a year from the welfare bill by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>He defended the measures after more than 100 of his own MPs signed an amendment that could effectively kill off the proposed legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest on the Sky News website: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/pm-repeats-moral-case-for-welfare-cuts-despite-major-rebellion-among-labour-mps-13387936<\/p>\n<p>#PoliticsUK #Politics #Starmer <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Work and Pensions Committee will this morning question minister Sir Stephen Timms on plans to reform welfare in the final session of the Pathways to Work inquiry. 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