Conservative backbenchers, including the former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith, are preparing to campaign against £3bn of planned cuts to in-work benefits, in a fresh sign of the pressure Theresa May faces from within her own party. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank suggests that families would be £1,000 a year poorer under UC, if the cuts are implemented. “Many MPs thought the tax credit cuts row had ended with the previous chancellor’s U-turn last year. A DWP spokesperson said: “There are no plans to revisit the work allowance changes announced in the budget last year. As our secretary of state has previously made clear, there are no further welfare savings planned in this parliament.”

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2016 09:30 UTC