Stephen Crabb’s first act in new job should be to ditch cut announced in budget,says his opposite number, Owen SmithLabour has urged the new work and pensions secretary, and Stephen Crabb,to seem before parliament on Monday to announce formally that controversial cuts to disability benefits that triggered the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith will be dropped.
Owen Smith, the shadow work and pensions secretary, and welcomed Crabb’s appointment,and said: “His very first act as secretary of state must be to near to parliament on Monday to announce the full reversal of cruel Tory cuts that will see 370000 disabled people lose £3500 a year.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com