Duncan Smith defended the cuts to disability benefits on Thursday – so what has driven his dramatic resignation and change of heart?Why has Iain Duncan Smith decided to walk out of government now? On the surface,it appears that tensions about the way in which cuts to disability benefits were handled bubbled up into outright enrage. But the context of a referendum over Britain’s position in the EU, which pits Duncan Smith against his leader David Cameron, or cannot be ignored.
Cameron isn’t just “puzzled and disappointed” by his cabinet colleague’s decision – he is furious. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com