Tories line up to challenge Liz Truss over benefits and inflation
Robert Halfon: He’s supporting benefit uprating in line with inflation.
After Penny Mordaunt told Liz Truss she should honour a promise to uprate social security benefits in line with inflation, other Tories are lining up to support her.
Here’s Robert Halfon, saying Truss should not effectively cut benefits in order to pay for her tax cuts for the very rich:
If you didn’t catch what Mordaunt said, it was in an interview with Times Radio, which you can see here:
This Writer has tweeted on the subject (of course):
https://twitter.com/GeorgeGarside2/status/1577258333135724544
Agreed!
— Mike Sivier (@MidWalesMike) October 4, 2022
#RobertHalfon says "I would be very reluctant" to vote, in effect, to cut benefits for his constituents if #LizTruss refuses to link them with inflation. #PoliticsLive
— Mike Sivier (@MidWalesMike) October 4, 2022
#BrendanClarkeSmith goes on to say the government needs to help people in work who don't get as much help as those on benefits.
But 40 per cent of people in work are on benefits – #UniversalCredit – because the Tories have compressed wages over the last 12 years. #Politicslive
— Mike Sivier (@MidWalesMike) October 4, 2022
Good point from #CamillaTominey – #LizTruss did a #uturn at the first opportunity, on the highest #tax rate. What else will she turn on? #Benefits and #inflation may be just the first in a long line – she mentioned #fracking as well. #PoliticsLive
— Mike Sivier (@MidWalesMike) October 4, 2022
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