Rise in revolt over the universal credit cut – and the Tory lies on wages
TOMORROW the removal of the £20 universal credit uplift will punch a hole in millions of household budgets across Britain.
It will do so as millions are receiving letters informing them that their energy bills are going up.
As the end of furlough could spell hundreds of thousands of job losses in the sectors still suffering extreme disruption as a result of the pandemic. At a time when hunger is already so widespread that foodbanks outnumber McDonald’s outlets.
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