"Labour has been accused of relying on the 'welfare vote' after the
Conservatives published a provocative league table ranking Commons
seats according to the number of benefit claimants.

"A total of 189 constituencies in the first 200 are represented by
Labour MPs, which the Tories claim explains why Ministers are failing
to tackle the spiralling welfare bill.

"Gordon Brown and 12 Cabinet colleagues represent seats in the top
200, while just four have a Tory MP."
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"The top constituency is Liverpool Walton, represented by Labour's
Peter Kilfoyle, where 28.9 per cent of adults claim benefits. Mr
Kilfoyle has been vocal on reform ideas, recently criticising plans to
hire multinational companies to run back-to-work schemes."
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"Birkenhead, second on the list with 28.7 per cent, is represented by
Frank Field, who was briefly Minister for Welfare Reform under Tony
Blair. He lost his job within 18 months after clashing with the then
Chancellor, Gordon Brown, over ways to shake up the system."

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1226031/EXPOSED-How-Labour-depends-votes-Welfare-Britain.html
http://tinyurl.com/yauebc6

Almost 30% on benefits in the two top-claiming Labour constituencies!
After 12 years of New Labour.

Man, that is a truly shocking statistic. For a relative figure, even
in former East Germany the unemployment rate is 'only' 12.3%.

MM

> Labour has been accused of relying on the 'welfare vote' after the
> Conservatives published a provocative league table ranking Commons seats
> according to the number of benefit claimants.

No shit.  Can we have a similar league table ranking Commons seats according
to the number of immigrants?

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Mark Lewis, North Somerset