MPs have backed a motion calling for the upcoming cut in Universal Credit to be scrapped, with nearly all Conservative MPs abstaining. There were 278 votes in favour of the motion, with no votes against recorded. Boris Johnson ordered his MPs to abstain, which means...
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Labour warns it would be ‘profound mistake’ to slash Universal Credit
Labour’s vote urging the Government not to scrap its £20-a-week Universal Credit increase has passed by a landslide tonight. The motion – to keep the extra cash given last year to help families through the coronavirus pandemic – received 278 votes in favour with 0...
Rishi Sunak ‘in Cabinet row over extra Universal Credit cash’
Downing Street has insisted it is ‘not the right and proper moment’ to decide if a £20-a-week Universal Credit increase should be kept in place after Boris Johnson told Tory MPs to abstain on a crunch Labour vote tonight. The Government rolled-out the extra cash...