“After failing to win a majority at the general election, the Tories have engaged in one stitch-up after another. A motion tabled by the party calling for the universal credit rollout to be paused was passed unanimously last week, as almost all Tory MPs abstained – some of them reluctantly. David Gauke, the work and pensions secretary, announced last week that charges would be abolished for the universal credit helpline, an issue raised by Labour. On universal credit, some potential Tory backbench rebels suggested they had been given private reassurances by the prime minister of further concessions to come. “The government should get their house in order and deal with the democracy of why we are here.

Source: The Guardian October 26, 2017 19:55 UTC