Rowena Mason, Matthew D’Ancona and Martin Kettle join Tom Clark to discuss the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith citing cuts to benefits for disabled people and the damage done to the government – specifically chancellor George OsborneIain Duncan Smith’s resignation from the cabinet two days after George Osborne’s most recent budget was designed to cause the chancellor – and the prime minister – maximum political damage. Osborne has now rowed back on a planned cleave to disability benefits and he says the cost of the u-turn can be “absorbed” by the end of the parliament. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com