Osborne Weighs Into Philpott Welfare Row

April 4, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Why Are We Subsidising Lifestyles Like These? George Osborne has joined the debate over child killer Mick Philpott, asking why the taxpayer should pay for "lifestyles" like his. Asked on a visit to Derby if the Philpotts were a product of Britain's benefit system, the Chancellor said: "It's