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Johnson condemned for ignoring warnings against the £20-a-week cut to universal credit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson

BORIS JOHNSON has been condemned for ignoring warnings from experts and professionals after he invoked the spirit of Margaret Thatcher today to defend the £20-a-week cut to universal credit.

Asked about the impact of the cut in an interview with ITV News at the Conservative conference, Mr Johnson said: “In a famous phrase, there is no alternative. There is no alternative.

“The UK has got to, and we can do much, much better by becoming a higher-wage, higher-productivity economy.”

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