Bedroom Tax Must Be Axed Says Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg will set the Lib Dems on a major collision course with the Tories over his plea to axe the hated Bedroom Tax. The Deputy PM has finally agreed the crippling penalties are battering the poorest in society and will push for change before next year’s general election. But if Mr Clegg cannot persuade his heartless Coalition partners the Bedroom Tax is a disastrous flop before Britain goes to the polls, he will make ditching it a Lib Dem manifesto pledge. The shock U-turn came after Department for Work and Pensions analysis found the tax – brought in to cut benefits to households that have spare rooms – has failed. Figures showed nearly 60% of the 550,000 tenants affected were in rent arrears and only one in 20 had been able to move to a smaller home. Read more on the Daily Mirror website.