more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she a
need support and to cover the additional costs for children and the social system is vital in that. is that an argument that the simple fact that the wages for many jobs are high enough to avoid child poverty? or is it people can t work enough hours? 50. poverty? or is it people can t work enough hours? poverty? or is it people can t work enough hours? so, i think it s a bit of both. people enough hours? so, i think it s a bit of both. people on enough hours? so, i think it s a bit of both. people on no enough hours? so, i think it s a bit of both. people on no wages - enough hours? so, i think it s a bit of both. people on no wages but i enough hours? so, i think it s a bit i of both. people on no wages but even increases in wages on their own want tackle child poverty because if you think about families with children, they have caring responsibilities of a stop to give a practical example, we heard from up family where that is working a0 hours a week and mum is at home caring
we have a lot of acute labour shortages and the chancellor is right to say to the older workers, of course, please rejoin the economy, but the reality is that message it needs to go to employers. employers need to be willing to work with and higher older workers and our survey shows that that is simply not the case for the majority. and yet there are very many simple things that can be done to address this. ~ . .., things that can be done to address this. . ., , ., ., things that can be done to address this. . . , ., ., ., things that can be done to address this. . , ., ., ., this. what can be done? how are you auoin to this. what can be done? how are you going to persuade this. what can be done? how are you going to persuade reluctant - going to persuade reluctant employers they should be hiring some of this age group? the employers they should be hiring some of this age group? of this age group? the interesting thin is of this age group? the interesting thing is and of this age
support to stay independent. we can only offer support to stay independent. we can only offer support when people become only offer support when people become incredibly fragile and vulnerable, and that is happy experience for people receiving care and for experience for people receiving care and for their loved ones, but it then and for their loved ones, but it then has and for their loved ones, but it then has all sorts of knock on effects then has all sorts of knock on effects it then has all sorts of knock on effects. it has a knock on effect on the health effects. it has a knock on effect on the health service, where we have over 10,000 patients in hospital. we don t over 10,000 patients in hospital. we don t need over 10,000 patients in hospital. we don t need to be. one of the reasons don t need to be. one of the reasons they re in the hospital with often reasons they re in the hospital with often deteriorating hospitals, there isn t sociat often deteriorating