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More than 9 million people of working age in the UK are not looking for a job or able to start work. Meanwhile sickness and disability benefits cost the taxpayer £48 billion a year.
Following his Channel 4 documentary on the issue, former Spectator editor Fraser Nelson visits some of most workless areas of the country to understand why Britain isn’t working - and how a solution is essential to get the economy growing.
Plus, Labour MP Rachael Maskell has said “there is nothing safe” about the assisted dying Bill. She tells the Daily T that MPs should “hit the pause button” on the law until palliative care is improved.
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Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Video Editor: Aaron Wheeler
Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
Clips taken from Britain's Benefits Scandal: Dispatches, with Fraser Nelson
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