Should we ban benefits being spent on booze, cigarettes and gambling? | BBC Question Time

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Would the Conservative’s proposed welfare policy of  preventing the long-term jobless from spending money on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling lead to cultural change? Watch what the Question Time Panel in Cambridge said, featuring Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds, Conservative Helen Whately, Liberal Democrat Josh Babardine, journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil, and political commentator Ash Sarkar. For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news

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