Douglas Alexander – 2010 Comments on Liberal Democrats and Welfare Policies

The comments made by Douglas Alexander, the then Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, on 23 December 2010.

I have written today to Lib Dem ministers offering immediate talks in the New Year on Privy Council terms to work together to make the government’s welfare policies fairer.

David Cameron’s own ministers are now on record as saying his plans for child benefit are unfair and ill thought through. And his Business Secretary thinks policies are being rushed and not properly implemented.

Working together we can change complaints expressed in private into public policy changes.

We have little time to waste as next month the government is bringing forward a welfare bill so I’m offering immediate talks in New Year.