Opposition peers fight tax credit cut
‘Morally indefensible’ measure provokes constitutional clash
TORY cuts to tax credits were branded “morally indefensible” last night amid a constitutional showdown between the government and Lords.
Cutting the benefit that keeps low-wage workers out of poverty will see 3.3 million families lose £1,300 a year from April.
A Labour amendment effectively killing off the policy as it stands was expected to be carried in the Lords, where the Tories do not have a majority.
More from this author
No-one left behind with schools run NHS-style
Court blocks 130,000 from voting
Similar stories