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UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated there will be a reduction in the benefits bill

Defence Secretary John Healey said the government's welfare changes will lead to a reduction in the benefits bill, according to the BBC. Details of the scale or timing of any reduction were not given, and no other outlet has yet reported the remark. The BBC's report does not say what prompted the comment or whether other ministers have confirmed it.

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