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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom & John Stevens

Tories to order Liz Truss to ditch 'ludicrous' benefit cuts in Cabinet showdown

Liz Truss tomorrow faces a ­showdown with her Cabinet who will order her to ditch plans to slash vital ­benefits payments to the poor.

The blundering PM’s bid to snatch hundreds of pounds from 5.7million people on Universal Credit has sparked a backlash in her own party.

One Tory backbencher last night branded her approach to ­benefits ­“ludicrous” and “stupid” amid a warning her cruel policy will be blocked.

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