🗣 I want every person, no matter their background, to progress in the workplace and outperform what society says they should be able to do.

🗣 These values are at the heart of what I will do at the DWP and should be at the heart of a modern Conservative Party.

🗣 Today I have announced I will end financial sanctions for welfare claimants that last for 3 years.

🗣 Such sanctions were rarely used, but were counter-productive and ultimately undermine our goal of supporting people into work.

🗣 The world of work is changing. Jobs are being made, remade and reshaped every day.

🗣 But I am incredibly optimistic about what we can achieve.

🗣 I want my Department to do everything it can not just to help people into work, but to help them into even better jobs.

@AmberRuddHR Your DWP ignored me for 2 years! And how the #trauma I went through affects me! #DoWeNotMatter !!