Joe Robertson MP

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@JoePJRobertson

MP for Isle of Wight East
Shadow Work and Pensions Minister
Member of @CommonsHealth

Promoted by Joe Robertson, 58 The Mall, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1BW

Isle of Wight joerobertson.co.uk Joined October 2017

1.6K Following 2.6K Followers 1.1K Posts

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Joe Robertson MP @JoePJRobertson 9h

I'm the shadow disability and welfare minister, and I have ADHD.

Here's why I want to cut the benefits bill 👇

thetimes.com/life-style/hea…

www.thetimes.com I’m a Tory MP with ADHD but I want cuts to disability benefits Joe Robertson is against handouts to those with a similar condition to himself, he tells Anna Mikhailova

Joe Robertson MP @JoePJRobertson 11h

Built on the Isle of Wight!

FalklandsinUK @FalklandsinUK 17h

Great to see the new Falkland Islands Government Air Service (FIGAS) @BrittenNorman Islander arrive in the Falklands yesterday. 🛩️

The first Islander aircraft to be fully manufactured in the UK for over 50 years, we're delighted to welcome the latest addition to the fleet! 🇫🇰

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Joe Robertson MP @JoePJRobertson 16h

£36 billion a year in welfare savings.

Kemi Badenoch has unveiled the @Conservatives Welfare That Works plan. A plan to cut the ballooning benefits bill, reform welfare and help more people into work.

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Joe Robertson MP @JoePJRobertson 2d

England and Wales now spends £1.27 on welfare for every £1 we receive in Income Tax and National Insurance, reports @ASI.

The working-age welfare bill will rise to £221 billion by 2031, up £60 billion since Labour took office.

These numbers are not sustainable. Yet Labour keep refusing to even acknowledge when and how they will tackle welfare spending.

Adam Smith Institute Verified account @ASI 2d

Not one of Wales's 32 constituencies collects more in income tax and National Insurance than it spends on welfare. Across Wales, welfare spending is nearly double what workers pay in, a gap of £3,062 per adult. That is worse than every English region except the North East.

Explore more in the ASI's Welfare Sustainability Tracker. 👇

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Joe Robertson MP @JoePJRobertson 5d

Labour claiming a win on small boats are in denial.

The boat crossings haven't stopped. Illegal immigrants and criminal gangs have shifted onto bigger boats on new routes which is creating a whole set of new problems.

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