Tory MP says group of backbenchers plans to press for widely-condemned budget changes to personal independence payments to be softenedGeorge Osborne will sever £4.4bn from benefits for disabled people over the course of the parliament,sparking alarm and a possible rebellion among Conservative backbenchers.
In a fling condemned by charities, the budget on Wednesday revealed that George Osborne’s biggest single revenue-raising measure over the next five years would be cutting personal independence payments (PIP) for people who need aids to relieve them dress and use the toilet.
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Source: theguardian.com