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Treasury denies Healey plan to cut welfare bill before election, claiming his comments were misinterpreted – UK politics live

Asked earlier if there would be a cut to the welfare bill before the next election, the chancellor said: ‘There will be a reduction in the benefits bill’ As Peter Walker reports, Andy Burnham has written to cabinet ministers telling them that, as he opens a national debate on improving the UK’s relationship with the EU, he does not want them to “advocate for specific options or opine on the likely outcome of the process”. John Healey stuck to this in his interviews this morning. But, speaking to