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Originally Posted by Damien
The Tories have been ordered to abstain on the vote about Universal Credit (it's non-brinding) so Labour have ensured the vote goes ahead rather than being noded though by putting forward two of their own MPs as No: https://twitter.com/elashton/status/920711929274011652 |
Looks like the Conservatives have appreciated that there is an issue with Universal Credit and plan to do something about it.
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In a significant shift in tone, ministers are understood to have signalled that they are looking at ways to reduce the waiting time for the Government’s new benefits scheme from six weeks, with backbenchers pushing for a reduction to one month.
It follows interventions by Sir John Major, the former prime minister, as well as some of Mrs May’s own MPs, who warn that the system is undermining her pledge to champion “ordinary working-class” families.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...d-fears-could/