Osborne and spending round spats
Allies of Iain Duncan Smith feel they have fought a feisty rearguard action after the Treasury came snooping round their universal credit money.
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In a White Paper published today, the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, sets out his plans to cut Britain’s £192 billion benefits bill and unveil the new universal credit.
Millions of people who claim welfare benefits could see them scrapped – and replaced with one “universal credit” under a deal agreed with the Treasury.
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