For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound - say through increased benefits - will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place.

We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

I am also incredibly proud of my party because today we have two strong woman candidates going to the country, we will have a women PM and it is the Conservative party yet again leading the way on this and it says to women all over the country you can get to the top.