“A good day to bury bad news” has become a cliché amid times of national crisis – and the Department for Work and Pensions has continued in this dishonourable tradition by sneaking out a massive benefits cut on the eve of the Brexit vote.
While Westminster is distracted by what is shaping up to be a historic government defeat on the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement, the DWP quietly announced a date last night for implementing a cut that could leave couples claiming Universal Credit £7,000 a year worse off.
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