In a speech delivered in Spain he said that only immigrants with "something to offer" should be allowed into the country and that too often foreign workers purporting to be skilled take low-skilled jobs that could be occupied by British school leavers.
Picture: David O'Sullivan ... Woodford Green residents say the landowner … "After months of speculation over a leadership challenge, Duncan Smith called upon critics within his party to either gather enough support to trigger a no-confidence motion or get behind him.After his term as party leader, Duncan Smith established the On 7 December 2005, Duncan Smith was appointed Chairman of the Social Justice Policy Group, which was facilitated by the Centre for Social Justice. On this site you will find local news and insights into my campaigning on local and national issues. And now Iain Duncan Smith, former Tory leader and ardent Brexiteer, is fighting his eighth general election in the seat he’s represented for 27 years. The group released two major reports, Duncan Smith was re-elected comfortably in Chingford and Woodford Green at the Shortly after being appointed, Duncan Smith said the government would encourage people to work for longer by making it illegal for companies to force staff to give up work at 65 and bringing forward the planned rises in the state pension age.In June 2011, Duncan Smith announced welfare-to-work programs would be replaced with a single Work Programme, which included incentives for private sector service providers to help the unemployed find long term employment.In April 2013, Duncan Smith said he could live on £53 per week as Work and Pensions Secretary, after a benefits claimant told the BBC he had £53 per week after housing costs.In May 2014, it was reported the DWP was employing debt collectors to retrieve overpaid benefits, the overpayment purely down to calculation mistakes by In August 2015, Duncan Smith was criticised after the DWP admitted publishing fake testimonies of claimants enjoying their benefits cuts.In March 2016, Duncan Smith unexpectedly resigned from the During his leadership campaign in 2001, Duncan Smith changed his stance from opposing repeal of Duncan Smith has become significantly involved in issues of family and social breakdown. He has stated his support for early interventions to reduce and prevent social breakdown.Duncan Smith said in February 2011 that it was "absurd and damaging" for ministers not to extol the benefits of marriage for fear of stigmatising those who choose not to marry. There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage." This website has been designed to give you an up to date picture of my work. "The moral certainty of Iain Duncan Smith", James Landale, BBC News, 5 September 2013 "IDS' emergency jobseeker law sparks civil liberties outrage", Ian Dunt, politics.co.uk Sir Iain Duncan Smith at a meeting about the path on Friday, July 24. He served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016 and was previously Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003.
All that could shortly be undone. He added that "The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high. According to On 3 November 2016 and in response to the decision of the Duncan Smith married Elizabeth "Betsy" Fremantle, daughter of the Former Leader of the Conservative Party, MP for Chingford and Woodford Green"Iain Duncan-Smith", Britannica Online entry by Peter Kellner, 20 February 2013. • Faiza Shaheen is the director of the Centre for Labour and Social Studies and was 2019 Labour party candidate for Chingford & Woodford Green Topics Iain Duncan Smith Duncan Smith said: "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. Sir George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British Conservative Party politician. But what is most painful to see is the human cost – the wasted potential, the anti-social behaviour, and the low self-esteem.
He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chingford and Woodford Green since 1997, having represented its predecessor constituency of Chingford from 1992 to 1997.
"Duncan Smith has said that tighter immigration controls are vital if Britain is to avoid "losing another generation to dependency and hopelessness".