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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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Boris Johnson raises fears he'll cut Universal Credit by £20 a week for millions
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mirror.co.ukBoris Johnson has dropped the strongest hint yet that he may cut millions of families' Universal Credit by £20 a week in April.
The Prime Minister is facing desperate pleas not to remove almost a fifth of 5.7million people's basic allowance. But today he said he would "rather see a focus on jobs and a growth in wages than focusing on welfare".
He added “the best thing is to get people into employment" - despite the fact 39% of the 5.7million people on Universal Credit in October already had a job.
Universal Credit was raised by £1,040 for the 2020/21 financial year to help with the impact of coronavirus. But currently the government plans to cut the basic monthly allowance from £409.89 to £324.84 on April 12.
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