{"id":256465,"date":"2025-06-26T15:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reform-is-needed-says-trade-policy-minister-as-pm-makes-welfare-concessions\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:04:47","slug":"reform-is-needed-says-trade-policy-minister-as-pm-makes-welfare-concessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reform-is-needed-says-trade-policy-minister-as-pm-makes-welfare-concessions\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Reform is needed&#8217;, says Trade Policy Minister as PM makes welfare concessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/z5k3QiKqt_U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Reform is needed', says Trade Policy Minister as PM makes welfare concessions\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z5k3QiKqt_U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Trade Policy Minister Douglas Alexander says the rebellion of over 120 Labour backbenchers opposing the welfare reform bill is &quot;right and reasonable&quot; as &quot;everyone agrees the system is broken&quot; and that &quot;reform is needed&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trade Policy Minister Douglas Alexander says the rebellion of over 120 Labour backbenchers opposing the welfare reform bill is &quot;right and reasonable&quot; as &quot;everyone agrees the system is broken&quot; and that &quot;reform is needed&quot;. 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