Welfare cuts passed in House of Commons

Name: Welfare cuts passed in House of Commons
Uploaded: 2015-07-20T22:58:45.000Z
Duration: 34 s
Description: The government's Welfare Reform Bill has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle, after being passed in the House of Commons.

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MPs have backed government plans for £12bn in welfare cuts amid a Labour revolt over its leadership's call for its MPs not to oppose the changes.

The Commons backed the Welfare Reform and Work Bill at Second Reading by 308 to 124 votes.

UK Politics

20 July 2015