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Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has come under fire after she was spotted singing “The Time of My Life” as a cut to Universal Credit became official.
The cabinet minister was filmed belting out the Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes hit at a karaoke event on the final night of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
Ms Coffey was joined on stage in the early hours by Will Quince, the education minister, for the duet.
But political opponents have criticised Ms Coffey – who was also seen dancing barefoot during the event – for the timing of her night of jollity, with the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit officially coming to an end on Wednesday.
Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson said: “I’ve no problem with politicians having fun. Hey, I love hitting the dancefloor.
“But just hours before this woman plunges thousands into poverty by slashing Universal Credit, how can Therese Coffey even live with herself, let alone belt out ‘Time of My Life’?”
Labour MPs also continued their attack on the government as the Universal Credit uplift, which was brought in at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, comes to an end.
Party leader Sir Keir Starmer called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “cancel the cut” while Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said: “Today the Tories are taking £1,000 out of the pockets of low-income families.
“This winter thousands more children will go hungry, just like I did. Meanwhile, the Tories have given their donors and mates £3.5bn in contracts.
Therese Coffey singing with Will Quince at the Tory conference
“If I wasn’t angry I wouldn’t be doing my job.”
And Labour’s Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome posted on Twitter: “Last night Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey was partying at Tory Party conference, belting out…
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Source : skynews
