Get UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA Tory MP has been slammed for saying Universal Credit should be slashed by £20 a week because some people “don’t need it”. “But for millions of people on low incomes £20 a week is the difference between having food in the fridge at the end of the week or not." Do you agree with the Universal Credit cut? Six million claimants look set to get the messages as the Tories bin an £85-a-month Covid uplift at the end of September.

Source: Daily Mirror July 07, 2021 12:58 UTC