Cutting benefits to balance the books will be a “huge mistake” and “not right at all”, Tory former welfare slasher Esther McVey warned today.
The ex-Work and Pensions Secretary, once a key figure in defending the Bedroom Tax and benefit sanctions, warned helping people back into work “will not be done by slashing the benefit budget”.
It comes amid mounting speculation that Liz Truss will axe plans to raise Universal Credit by inflation in April.
