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MORE Tory MPs rebelled against George Osborne’s tax credits cuts yesterday, branding them “a blunt instrument” that have left the Tories in the “wilderness.”
Tory Stephen McPartland led the criticism in a Commons debate on the cuts, saying he had voted against them because he “could not believe the impact of the changes had been understood” by the Chancellor.
Plans to slash the benefit which keeps the low-paid out of poverty were already in disarray after the government tried to sneak through the measure — only for the House of Lords to reject it on Monday.
PM tells MPs he want welfare cuts and backs Nato demands for soaring military spending
Tony Benn’s constituents chose him by an overwhelming majority — but because he had inherited a peerage, parliamentary rules declared their choice invalid, writes MAT COWARD
Burnham urged to raise taxes on banks after Barclays reveals 30% rise in pre-tax profits
CLAUDIA WEBBE says the horrific price British patients will pay for this NHS deal is now clear — and there’s time to get out of it, if MPs will only force the issue