Labour will force a vote in the House of Commons on the Tories' plans to slash Universal Credit by £20 a week. The party will demand Tory MPs put their names to their actions on Monday night after Boris Johnson refused to drop the cut.
Universal Credit was raised by £1,040 "temporarily" for the 2020/21 financial year to help with the impact of coronavirus. As it stands, the government plans to cut the basic monthly allowance from £409.89 to £324.84 on April 12.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has suggested that could throw 200,000 children into poverty. Boris Johnson on Wednesday insisted there was no final decision - but said he would "rather see a focus on jobs and a growth in wages than focusing on welfare".
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