WELFARE Minister Alison McGovern was slammed last night after saying people on benefits will not be forced to take “any job” offered to them.

Under the last Tory government, people on the dole had to look for work and take up a role if a jobcentre found them one.

But MsMcGovern hit out at the policy and suggested that under Labour those on the dole would be able to pick and choose what job they take before having their benefits taken off them.

She told The Guardian: “The Tories used to talk about ABC: ‘Any job, Better job, Career’.

“I think that if you think about the career [first] … If we can get people into an NHS job where they’re more likely to move on and move up, then that is far better for them.”

Tory shadow welfare chief Helen Whately hit back: “The mask has slipped - and it’

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