Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride warn against benefits ‘lifestyle choice’

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Ministers ramp up anti-welfare rhetoric a day after data showed increase in UK unemployment

The UK chancellor and the welfare secretary have suggested that too many people are claiming unemployment benefit as a lifestyle choice after a rise in joblessness.

Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride used a joint article in the Times, to ramp up the government’s anti-welfare rhetoric in the run-up to the general election.

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