The regulations being voted on by MPs cut from £6,420 to £3,850 the earnings level above which tax credits are withdrawn from April next year, as well as speeding up the rate at which the benefit is lost as pay rises.

The outcome of the vote - which is likely to be tight - is expected at about 17:45.

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Government changes to tax credits have been approved by MPs. The House of Commons voted by 325 to 290 - a government majority of 35 - in favour of the plans.

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In a brief summation, government minister Damian Hands says he doesn't recognise the figure of £1,300 figure that critics of the changes say is the amount families will be worse off by. He says it doesn't take into account other policy changes as incrases in the minimum wage and higher personal income tax thresholds.

Defending the policy, he tells MPs "welfare spending does need to be reformed" adding that it is "part of package to move from a less welfare-reliant but lower tax and higher wage economy". Time for the vote.

Meanwhile, back in the Commons, Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael laments that there is only one and a half hours to debate the tax credit changes tonight. He says there'd be more public outrage about the plans if it weren't for the complexity of the tax system - which he says is something that needs to be addressed.

The Orkney and Shetland MP says the changes "negate the benefits" of other policies, such as increases in the personal income tax threshold and the national minimum wage. "The government is giving with the one hand and taking away with the other," he concludes.

He appeals to Tory backbenchers concerned about the changes to vote against them.

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Daily Politics reporter Giles Dilnot headed to the an allotment to look at what is being cultivated, and what is not flourishing, in Jeremy Corbyn's own political garden.

The new Labour leader has his own allotment and his leadership has started with a change to what is blooming in the world of politics.

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Work and Pensions Committee chairman Frank Field says the policy being proposed is "the most significant fiscal change" the Conservative government has made, and one that "disproportionately" affects the poor.

Citing analysis by the independent think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Labour MP says more than three million low-paid workers stand to learn £1,300 a year. He notes Chancellor George Osborne's absence from the chamber but says "in one signal move he's destroyed his 2020 election strategy" with his tax credits plan.

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Peter Aldous, Conservative MP for Whiteford, indicates he will support the motion, saying it is wrong for government, through the tax credits system, to "subsidise" employers enabling them to pay low wages.

But while the government is "pursuing the right course", the MP has concerns about the impact on low-income families in the short-term - and urges ministers to address this before the measures come into effect next April.

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SNP social justice and welfare spokeswoman Eilidh Whiteford adds her voice to criticism of tax credit cuts.

She says no matter how the government "repackages" the minimum wage, it is "giving a little with one hand but taking away a whole lot more with the other". Citing plans to increase the inheritance tax threshold, she says the government has got its priorities wrong.

"It's not so much robbing Peter to pay Paul as robbing Peter to pay Rupert and Sebastian," she adds.

Under the government's plans the system of in-work benefits will now be less generous.

Among other things the changes would limit the child element in Tax Credits and Universal Credit to two children.  

The new system would also reduce the earnings threshold (the point at which Tax Credits begin to be withdrawn) from £6,420 to £3,850.

 Exchequer Secretary Damian Hinds says the measures will return "real terms tax credit spending to the level it was in 2007 - 08". But opponents say it will hit working families hard.

As MPs debate the tax credit changes, Downing Street has said it is "absolutely not true" that the government considered watering down the proposals.

The PM's official spokeswoman said speculation changes would be made after pressure from some Conservative MPs was not true.

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Over in the House of Commons, MPs have begun debating proposed changes to tax credits, with a vote due later. Batting for the government is Exchequer Secretary Damian Hinds who says the changes will put the welfare system on "a more sustainable, long-term footing".

Making her debut appearance in her new role, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra says the changes will wreck family finances - and claims they government has not allowed for proper scrutiny of the plans. Labour will oppose them, she pledges.

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Previous calls for a more consensual behaviour and a change in tone at PMQs have yet to be delivered.

Ayesha Hazarika, who used to write jokes for Ed Miliband to use in the Commons chamber, and Times sketch writer Patrick Kidd look at how MPs behave at the weekly session, and whether it could change with a new Labour leader.

The first PMQs with Jeremy Corbyn facing David Cameron takes place on Wednesday time.

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There are growing concerns among Labour MPs, most of whom support Britain's membership of the EU, that the new leadership has not ruled out campaigning for an exit.

But Eurosceptic MP Kate Hoey tells the BBC she is “delighted” the new leader is “open to debate” about the party’s stance on the EU, saying that in the past “there’s always been an automatic idea” that everyone is staunchly pro European.

She says Labour has lost voters to UKIP over the issue and says many people want a “proper debate” about “what reforms we want”. “For me it’s about democracy and giving our country the right to control what we do,” she says, adding that some shadow cabinet members want "fundamental reform" or they’ll "think very differently about our position".

She won’t name names.