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Anyone thinking Burnham might be alright… he’s immediately coming after disabled people like Starmer tried and failed to do. Anyone thinking he might focus on wealth tax is deluding themselves. It’s just more of the same old austerity and let them eat cake just with a different accent.

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social

#GMB: "On welfare.. [Burnham] says he wants to make it harder for people to claim benefits.. so in his words 'you might increase the conditions required to receive benefits'"

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As a wheelchair user with a wife working with debt relief I am aware of the need for a good welfare system. There are however a fair number that abuse the system and help not cash, would be more appropriate. I was just saying after 1 week I would see what he comes up with.