'It's not a bedroom tax' claims Freud as he faces angry protests from within and without

Lord Freud has faced a room full of social housing officials angry over the government's bedroom tax policy at the Chartered Institute of Housing conference, whilst a large group of protesters gathered outside. Speaking before an audience at the Manchester Central conference centre, the minister for welfare reform claimed that the policy "is not a bedroom tax" but a question of "how much money we can afford to give to people". Meanwhile outside, campaigners from across the country gathered to express their anger at the policy. Robert Punton, a disabled tenant from Birmingham, spoke to the crowd outside. He said: “Disabled people are just some of the government’s victims. The fact is, the coalition’s cuts are against everybody.