The work and pensions secretary said the new body would «come down like a ton of bricks» on absent parents who refused to pay maintenance for their children. (politics.co.uk)
To say, as the work and pensions secretary did yesterday, that it was always clear this had been a temporary measure is a rewrite of history. (channel4.com)
The work and pensions secretary stressed that a gradual increase in the state pension age from 65 to 68 can be agreed now to save future taxpayers taking on huge costs. (politics.co.uk)