Tory MPs have snubbed a vote on halting plans to slash Universal Credit by £20 per week for millions of families. Labour forced a symbolic Commons vote over the planned cut to the temporary uplift in April, in a bid to pile pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change course.
While the vote is not binding and families relying on the £20-a-week rise remain in limbo, the move forced Tory MPs to set their names to the Government's plan.
However Boris Johnson ordered Tories to sit on their hands after Conservative MPs faced a barrage of criticism for opposing a similar motion on free school meals last year.
The Commons supported the move by 278 votes to 0 - meaning a significant number of MPs abstained. A small group of Tory rebels were
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