Katie Hopkins to go head-to-head with Benefits Street’s White Dee: “Get up, get out of bed and get a job”

Benefits Street's White Dee will take on Katie Hopkins in a live debate about benefits in the UK. Who will you be backing?

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Benefits Street star White Dee will go up against controversial Katie Hopkins as the pair battle it out tonight on Channel 5's The Big Benefits Row: Live.

The show will see the two ladies go face-to-face as they discuss the UK's benefit system - with Matthew Wright in place as a referee.

Katie and White Dee will be joined by London Mayor Ken Livingstone, ex-Tory MP Edwina Currie and former model and I'm a Celebrity star Annabel Giles, who once lived on benefits as a single mother.

Having featured heavily as a benefits claimant on the Channel 4 series, 42-year-old Dee - born Deirdre Kelly - will have to confront Katie, who previously compared James Turner Street residents to "parasites sucking the blood out of your pet terrier".

Katie spoke with Piers Morgan earlier today, explaining exactly what she thinks is wrong with the benefits system in Britain:

"I think that hard-working British taxpayers… have had enough of paying for people that seem to live a life of relative comfort doing absolutely nothing, when actually we need them to get up, get out of bed and get a job."

She added: "I think the examples we've seen in Benefits Street… it galls us, people can barely bear to watch it when they know they've got to get up and pull a 14 hour shift, maybe for the NHS, when these people are sat there, watching TVs the size of football pitches and smoking their way through the day."

Katie Hopkins often voices her controversial opinions on This Morning
Katie Hopkins often voices her controversial opinions on This Morning

"The danger is we're going to have a massive outpouring from left-wing lunatics… but actually I'm not going to tolerate that. I'm gonna stand my ground. And I am going to take a beating on social media for hard-working Britain.

"I intend to fight very hard for people who are out there working hard in order to hand over a large percentage of their pay packet to people who aren't willing to work."

And, judging by Katie's most recent tweets, her views haven't altered since then:

Whose side will you be on in tonight's benefits debate - Katie Hopkins or White Dee? Let us know in the Comments Box below.

Matthew Wright will host The Big Benefits Row: Live on Channel 5 tonight at 9pm.

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