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Heartless IDS drags victims back to court
Tory challenges bedroom tax victory in Supreme Court

HEARTLESS Tory Iain Duncan Smith dragged the elderly grandparents of a severely disabled teenager back into court yesterday in a bid to overturn a previous verdict that declared the bedroom tax discriminatory. 

Appeal judges had confirmed that Paul and Sue Rutherford, who look after their 15 year-old grandson Warren, unjustifiably “suffered discrimination” under the new rules. 

The discretionary payments the Rutherfords receive to cover overnight care for Warren will run out next month, leaving the couple in dire straits. 

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