Alex Forsyth

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2,054 appearances 20 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 3d ago

Alex Forsyth’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Newscast · Andy Burnham (Almost) Wins · 9 Jul 2026 podcast

Government came up with these proposals. voice-verified

Labour MPs did not like them. voice-verified

There was this huge backlash, a rebellion on the Labour backbenches. voice-verified

It was like a day of drama in Westminster. voice-verified

The government had to climb down completely. voice-verified

from those proposals to change the welfare system and particularly personal independence payments. voice-verified

And so as a consequence of that, what they said was, OK, look, we hear what you're saying, Labour backbenchers. voice-verified

We understand that you are angry about this. voice-verified

So we're going to have a review of these payments. voice-verified

It's going to be led by a man called Stephen Timms, Labour minister and MP. voice-verified

And he's going to look at this system carefully and he's going to do it in conjunction with voice-verified

with disability groups and people that work in this sector and really understand it so that we don't end up in a situation where we're angering you Labour backbenchers, but also causing a lot of concern, as there was at the time, about people who are in receipt of this benefit. voice-verified

That's right. voice-verified

And that's what had caused so much of the concern among people who are in receipt of this benefit, but also Labour MPs and also people who support people with disabilities. voice-verified

They were effectively saying you're going to make it harder to get this benefit. voice-verified

And as a consequence, people who really need it and might rely on it to help them live independently or to help them work in some cases, because it's also worth remembering, this is not a means tested benefit. voice-verified

This is something that is paid to people who need the benefit for support with day to day living or living independently. voice-verified

It doesn't depend on whether you're in work or not. voice-verified

And so what people were saying is if you tighten the criteria in that way, it might end up that some people who need it don't get it. voice-verified

And that could have really serious implications for them. voice-verified

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