Paul Fletcher dodges questions about intervening in Newstart review

Then social services minister does not deny report he urged parliamentary committee to drop its call for a rise

Paul Fletcher has repeatedly dodged questions about whether he intervened as social services minister to strike out a committee recommendation to raise the rate of Newstart.

On Sunday Fletcher told ABC’s Insiders that the final committee report recommending a review of unemployment benefits was signed off by its members, but did not deny that he caused a stronger call for an increase to be removed.

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