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Osborne braces for another Tory rebellion
As economists predict 370,000 disabled people will be robbed of £3,500

“CRUEL” Chancellor George Osborne was warned yesterday that he faces a tax credits-style insurrection over cuts to disability benefits after the devastating human cost was laid bare.

Plans to slash personal independence payments (PIP) were the most significant part of £3.5 billion annual cuts package included in Mr Osborne’s Budget on Wednesday.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) pointed to Office for Budget Responsibility analysis yesterday showing that 370,000 claimants will lose an average of £3,500 every year.

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