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Tories set to rob families with Welfare Bill

LABOUR MPs who opposed Tory welfare cuts were vindicated yesterday by government figures confirming that they will deprive Britain’s poorest of billions of pounds.

In damning impact assessments, the Treasury came clean about the cost of policies within its Work and Welfare Reform Bill.
The assessments were published online just a day after the controversial Bill passed its second reading by 148 votes, despite opposition from principled MPs.

Labour rebel Geraint Davies told the Star: “This confirms that this is a sheriff of Nottingham budget.

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