Tories must not look like we want to punish people on benefits, says IDS with warning against ‘finger wagging’ at the poor

‘Conservatives must show they are not driven by a desire to ‘punish’ people on benefits, Iain Duncan Smith warned tonight.
The Work and Pensions Secretary used a speech in Washington to warn that for too long his party has addressed the poor with ‘fingers wagging’ instead of offering them ‘hope’.

He insisted the Tory pitch to voters has to be about more than tax, immigration and crime to show they are driven by ‘fairness, opportunity, and compassion’.’

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