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Harman faces revolt over welfare cuts
Burnham heads potential biggest rebellion since Blair era
by Luke James and
Conrad Landin
LABOUR leader Harriet Harman came under intense pressure to reverse her support for some Tory cuts to child tax credits at a meeting of the shadow cabinet yesterday.
Ms Harman wants Labour to support the two-child cap on tax credits and abstain on the government’s Welfare Reform and Work Bill next week.
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