The Independent – Now Tory rebels vow to block cuts to benefits
Centrist Conservative MPs have vowed to block the prime minister’s plans to make cuts to public services, writes The Independent, with one former minister telling the newspaper opponents of Liz Truss’s radical policies have been “invigorated” by her U-turn on the 45p tax rate cut.
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The Independent – Now Tory rebels vow to block cuts to benefits
Headline Story The Independent – Now Tory rebels vow to block cuts to benefits Centrist Conservative MPs have vowed to block the prime minister’s plans to make cuts to public services, writes The Independent, with one former minister telling the newspaper opponents of Liz Truss’s radical policies have been “invigorated” by her U-turn on the 45p tax rate cut. Today’s Headlines – Summarised
