The government has seen off a Labour challenge to its
housing benefit changes in the House of Commons. MPs voted by a majority of 26
to reject what critics have dubbed the "bedroom tax", removing some
payments if council tenants' properties are deemed to be under-occupied. But
two Liberal Democrat MPs - Andrew George and party president Tim Farron -
backed Labour's motion. Read more on the BBC website.
The Guardian view on unhealthy Britain: from housing to junk food, there
are solutions | Editorial
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People are living with sickness or disability younger than a decade ago.
That should shock the country and prompt action
The two-year decline in healthy ...
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