Frank Field comment on today's Universal Credit announcement

Commenting on today’s speech by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Rt Hon Frank Field MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee said:

‘David Gauke has today pressed the button that will cause havoc to hundreds of thousands of poorer people’s lives; building up to a meltdown over Christmas. It is not too late for him to act politically wisely as well as compassionately. People must be put before arbitrary rollout dates of a project which cannot work.’