Confused by the fact there was apparently a “constitutional crisis” – but nothing seems to be different, bar the newspapers featuring more photos than usual of George Osborne looking palely furious?
We were too. Here’s what’s going on: on Monday night, the government’s proposal to cut tax credits went to the House of Lords, which, unlike the Commons, does not have a Tory majority (there are 249 Conservative peers, where Labour and the Lib Dems have a combined total of 324).
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