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Reform MP Lee Anderson has hit out at a new proposal to plug labour shortages in a fiery rant on GB News. It comes after Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride set out plans to give training to benefits claimants for roles in key sectors facing shortages including hospitality, care, construction and manufacturing. Anderson told GB News’s Patrick Christys that so-called ‘bootcamps’ are not the answer, and firmer measures should be in place. “Let’s be clear, bone-idle dole scroungers should be made to work and if they don’t, they should have their benefits stopped”, he fumed. “This bootcamp is a…

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