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Labour's botched welfare cuts 'target the wrong people', with rising numbers still signed-off as too sick over the phone

Labour's botched welfare cuts 'target the wrong people', with rising numbers still signed-off as too sick over the phone
Labour's welfare cuts were branded 'calamitous' yesterday for targeting the wrong people and failing to tackle root-and-branch reform.

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