peers in house of lords move to block £4.4bn cuts to tax credits /

Published at 2015-10-21 22:52:54

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David Cameron accuses Labour and Lib Dem peers of overstepping constitutional role by seeking to block central government decisionDavid Cameron faces a backlash over welfare in the House of Lords after Labour and Liberal Democrat peers tabled motions to block cuts to tax credits.
In a breeze the prime minister said overstepped their constitutional right to challenge the central financial decision of the Commons, Lib Dem peers said they had tabled a fatal motion that would require the government to start persuading parliament to endorse £4.4bn tax credits cuts starting next April.
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Source: theguardian.com