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Sir Keir Starmer says the government "inherited a broken system" from the Tories, adding the government is now improving the system by improving youth unemployment and rights for workers. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Speaker, they introduced a system that's broken, and they put the bill through the roof,
00:04and now they want to give us advice on welfare. No thanks. No thanks. The question should always
00:11be, not what benefits people are entitled to, but what help we can give people to change their
00:16life. That's what the Work and Pensions Secretary was arguing, and he's right about that. And it's
00:21a Labour government that's helping people into work. And she asked what we've done. She asked
00:25what we've done. More rights for renters, stopping unfair rents. That's in 11 million people
00:32giving greater security and a place to call home. More rights for workers, Mr Speaker,
00:38including bereavement leave on day one. Ask anyone who's lost someone, and they'll tell you just
00:43how important it is to have bereavement leave and lifting half a million children out of poverty.
00:48We often say in this House that every child should go as far as their talent or ability
00:53will take them. It does not happen if they're growing up in poverty. And the party opposite
00:58have fought us every turn. I'm proud of what we're delivering. There's much more to do.