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Helen Whately MP Verified account @Helen_Whately · 1d

As a British citizen there’s an implicit social contract.

You pay in when you can - but anyone can fall on hard times. There should be a safety net.

But our social contract has limits.

Our welfare state cannot support everyone who comes to Britain.

Migrants come here believing we will give them money, free healthcare and a house.

That has to change.

We will stop giving benefits and social housing to foreign nationals with indefinite or limited leave to remain.

As well as the savings, that will free up 230,000 social homes for British people.

We cannot be a cash machine for the world.

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