jonathan reynolds, thank you for being with us. jonathan reynolds, thank you for being with us.proach its southern borderfrom guatemala. the migrants are planning to walk 3,000 kilometres via mexico to escape poverty and seek a better life in the united states. tanya dendrinos reports. a sea of people, this is the border between guatemala and honduras. you can hear thejubilation as migrants press forward on their quest towards the us. it is estimated around 9,000 hondurans fleeing poverty and violence in a region battered by the pandemic and natural disaster are in this convoy, now on their way to the mexican border. translation: at first i was afraid, but when i saw the motivated, - happy and united people, my fear was gone. thank god we got through the first part in guatemala and, if god allows it, we will go further. with faith, we can achieve anything. we just have to have faith. they are seeking a more welcoming america under the incoming president. joe biden promising a kinder approach to migration. parents and children among those making the perilous journey by foot, opti

jonathan reynolds for a labour ondered this. jonathan reynolds for a labour pondered in — this. financial year. i hear the calls from the party opposite and indeed from the party opposite and indeed from the party opposite and indeed from the honourable gentleman for a decision now on whether universal credit the uplift is continue to post and i have sympathy with the argument that it would give claimants certainty. however, one of the evident features of a pandemic is uncertainty. if the honourable gentleman opposite is certain about what the economic and social picture will look like in april, to be frank, he must have a crystal ball. the reality is we simply do not know what the landscape will look like and that is why it is right we wait for more clarity on the national, economic and social picture before assessing the best way to support low income families moving forward. let's go back to the vaccine roll—out, a good news story so far, over 4 million people around the country have had the vaccine and ten maxon ace —— mass vaccination centres have opened today and i talked

the shadow work and pensions secretary, jonathan reynolds, said he was confident a number of conservative £20 benefit in place. there is absolutely no question that parliament this week must vote to cancel that cut of over £1000 a year to universal credit and working tax credit. first of all, it's about the impact on families. clearly £1000 a year, that's your gas, your electric, your broadband bill for the year altogether. so it will have a substantial impact on families if this goes ahead. but also it's the wrong thing for the economy. that's taking £6 billion of spending out of the economy at a time when we need it. this is not money saved away or put into a tax haven, it is spent in local shops and on local services. so it would be absolutely the wrong thing to do. i think parliament should recognise that and i think should pass pass our motion tomorrow. the headlines on bbc news... mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow as the foreign secretary pledges every adult in the uk will be offered a first dose by september. cities across the united states are

jonathan reynolds. thank you, mr speaker.the secretary of state that she must give clarity to the millions of families this cut will affect, and if she wished, she could give that reassurance 110w. can i also ask for clarity on reports that the chancellor is planning on giving a one—off payment to universal credit claimants, ignoring laws and other benefits and leaving the hundreds of thousands of likely new claimants expected this year with lower levels of support? my right honourable friend, the chancellor, and i are actively working on proposals on how we can continue to make sure that we support our people most badly affected by the pandemic. that is part of the discussions that are still ongoing, and i can assure this house we are actively considering it and hope to make an announcement when we can in order to give that certainty, as he points out, to a number of people. can the secretary of state i confirm that she has made personal representations to l the chancellor on maintaining the full £20 uplift, and if so, i and

joining me now is shadow work and pensions secretary, the labour mp jonathan reynolds. are saying that this is a debate which is obviously non—binding, but a debate that does not need to happen now. because this matter, the government says, has not yet been decided. so this is a political stunt.— yet been decided. so this is a olitical stunt. ., ., political stunt. no, iwould refute that entirely. _ political stunt. no, iwould refute that entirely. first _ political stunt. no, iwould refute that entirely. first of— political stunt. no, iwould refute that entirely. first of all, - that entirely. first of all, throughout this pandemic, the government has waited until the very last moment to make big decisions on things _ last moment to make big decisions on things it _ last moment to make big decisions on things. it has waited too long in some _ things. it has waited too long in some cases, caused disruption that some _ some cases, caused disruption that some people would not otherwise have had. some people would not otherwise have had~ we _ some people would not otherwis

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