Helen Whately
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United KingdomWikipedia
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Oct 2, 2026
IanHOST
Last week a few of you, a few too many C words last week.
IanHOST
It's what Helen Whately does to me.
IanHOST
She is absolutely thick as mince, and she is a cunt.
IanHOST
Um, so I will, uh...
Suella BravermanGUEST
Um, so whether it's Tom Tugendhat, who used to, you know, vociferously oppose leaving the ECHR, now Shadow Foreign Secretary.
Suella BravermanGUEST
People like Victoria Atkins, Helen Whately, Andrew Bowie, lots of these people were pa-- are part of the One Nation wing of the Conservative Party, and they dominate, uh, policy making right now.
Katherine ForsterHOST
And Labour is stuffed full of remainers, as is the Lib Dems.
Suella BravermanGUEST
Yes.
Tim ShipmanHOST
Yeah.
Suella BravermanGUEST
So Tom Tugendhat just promoted to a senior position in her team, um, Helen Whately, Victoria Atkins, uh, Mel Stride until recently, um, Andrew Bowie, Damian Hinds.
Suella BravermanGUEST
I mean, most of the shadow cabinet would be from the, the, the Boden Tory clique.
Suella BravermanGUEST
Um-
Sal DodgsonHOST
Yeah
Don McGowanHOST
Like, I couldn't even watch last week's Question Time 'cause Helen Whately was on it.
Don McGowanHOST
She needs to be in prison, that bitch.
Don McGowanHOST
[sniffs]
Don McGowanHOST
She's a multimillionaire who's claimed millions in expenses in a decade.
Sal DodgsonHOST
Mm-hmm.
Sal DodgsonHOST
Yeah, she's one of the absolute worst of the worst, Helen Whately.
Sal DodgsonHOST
Um-
Michael SimmonsGUEST
Yeah, so this is the, the Tories trying to get back on the pitch when it comes to welfare.
Michael SimmonsGUEST
I think Helen Whately, the shadow work and pension secretary, has been a bit frustrated that-
James HealeHOST
Helen Whately.
Michael SimmonsGUEST
Yeah [laughs].
James HealeHOST
As, uh, Tim put in a column.
James HealeHOST
The American style.
Michael SimmonsGUEST
So you couldn't, you couldn't spend it on booze or gambling or whatever.
Michael SimmonsGUEST
Um, now, H- Helen Whately had it put to her on the Today program, you know, you, it's not for the government to decide what these people spend their money on.
Hugo RifkindHOST
They wanna cut the rate of benefits they receive and stop them spending the money they get on things like alcohol, cigarettes, or betting.
Hugo RifkindHOST
Here is the Shadow Work and Pension Secretary, Helen Whately, speaking to Kate McCann and Ste Gabele on Times Radio Breakfast.
Helen WhatelySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The logic here is to shift from a situation at the moment where people receive benefits and see them as something that they're entitled to and as their money, to recognize that actually, no, this is taxpayers' money, and it is intended by the taxpayer to help you with the essentials of life, and therefore you won't just get the cash, as I've said.
Helen WhatelySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There will be restrictions on what you can spend it on.
Helen WhatelySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We've identified alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, and you won't be able to withdraw cash.
Hugo RifkindHOST
That was Helen Whately speaking to Times Radio Breakfast.
Hugo RifkindHOST
You can, of course, join them on Times Radio every day from 6:00 AM.
Hugo RifkindHOST
Uh, Matthew, this is quite a clear statement about the, what the Conservatives think the welfare system should look like and what it shouldn't look like.
Fiona BruceHOST
He says he's frustrated at the pace of change since Labour took power, that the welfare bill is too high, and that getting more young people into work is a moral mission for the government.
Fiona BruceHOST
Helen Whately is a Conservative shadow work and pension secretary and has been an MP for over a decade.
Fiona BruceHOST
She says Labour are dithering about defense, kicking welfare savings into the long grass, and making spending promises willy-nilly.
Fiona BruceHOST
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