Pat McFadden pleads with Labour MPs to back 'radical' action to turn Britain's welfare state into a 'working state' as he warns it's 'too easy' for people to be signed off with sickness benefits
- Posted on March 16, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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Pat McFadden pleads with Labour MPs to back 'radical' action to turn Britain's welfare state into a 'working state' as he warns it's 'too easy' for people to be signed off with sickness benefits

Pat McFadden, the Work and Pensions Secretary, told his party it is 'not just here to keep things ticking over' following its 2024 general election victory.