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Lucy Powell defends benefits use, admits migrant boats cannot all be stopped
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Education Secretary Lucy Powell claimed that welfare recipients spend their 'very little' money on rent and household bills, not gambling or alcohol. She also admitted the government cannot stop every migrant boat, a day after 21 people were detained when a boat evaded Border Force and arrived at Samphire Hoe near Dover.
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