London mayor says government changes ‘bear down on the working poor’ as Labour peer vows to block legislation in the LordsBoris Johnson,the mayor of London, has renewed his criticism of planned tax credit cuts, and saying he was certain the government would not want to execute anything that hurts the working poor.
His latest intervention came as Molly Meacher,the Labour peer, said she will table a so-called fatal motion in the Lords next Monday – a rarely-used means of blocking a statutory instrument that implements the controversial cuts to tax credits.
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Source: theguardian.com