MPs have voted for an inquiry into the impact of
Government benefit cuts. A cross-party motion calling for a proper assessment
of the effects of slashing welfare payments was passed by a majority of 123 after
coalition MPs boycotted the vote. Labour's shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon
Ashworth said the 125 to two result was a fresh evidence that the Government
was a "shambles". Ministers will be desperate to ignore the result but it
will fuel demands for the Tory-led coalition to properly investigate what is
happening to the poor and vulnerable. Read more on the Daily Mirror website.
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