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Tories wage war on welfare while they cut back tax-chasers
Labour veteran Dennis Skinner tore into the tax cover-up Tories yesterday for waging war on benefits claimants but stripping funds from departments aimed at hunting down fraud by the rich.
The Bolsover MP tackled the government’s record during an urgent debate on leaked revelations detailing the gruesome scale of tax-dodging by Britain’s rich.
Hundreds of out-of-court deals have been struck which hide the identities of those found to have defrauded the Exchequer.
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