The work and pensions secretary has signalled that the
government will press ahead with controversial welfare changes, insisting the
system of universal credit is “making work pay and transforming lives”.
Responding to a letter signed by 30 Labour MPs and the Green co-leader Caroline
Lucas, expressing concerns about UC and calling for its implementation to be
paused, David Gauke underlined his commitment to the policy. The two-page
letter suggests there is little appetite in government for softening planned
changes to the welfare system in the wake of the election campaign, which saw
Labour focus on the impact of austerity. Read more on the Guardian website.
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