Peers Refuse to Sanction Criticism of Universal Credit

Peers have rejected a motion criticising universal credit as the Lords voted through regulations to introduce the flagship welfare reform policy.  A ‘motion of regret’ on the policy was defeated by 239 votes to 169 as the House of Lords approved the regulations last week. Labour’s Baroness Sherlock proposed the motion of regret saying that the universal credit regulations would ‘not achieve their aim of making work pay for all’. Read more on Inside Housing.