The Welfare Reform Bill will also see a return to New Labour's so-called “Respect agenda” with plans to strip help from benefit cheats after a single offence and to force claimants to undergo lie detector tests.
Insisting the measures were part of a wider commitment to “fair rules” for all, Gordon Brown said yesterday: “As government takes action, we expect people to play their part in return, with clear consequences for those who do not.”
Today’s speech will also include a Policing Bill that will outlaw irresponsible promotions such as “all you can drink for £10”, “women drink free” and games offering alcohol as prizes.
However, ministers have backed away from banning “happy hour” and from imposing a minimum price for alcohol.
