>> Too much brexit or not enough?
Not enough; refused to back Chequers. Rumour is that she, Andrea Leadsom and Penny Mordaunt are thinking of jumping.
>> I only saw the bit about her saying there will be losers in this benefit
>> shake up.
Getting that admission was like pulling teeth. The bit that got me was the constant repetition about some of reductions being due to benefits being replaced by wages. That may be true, some people in work are better off on UC. Others, including those currently getting Child Credit, are losers. The straw that broke Iain Duncan Smith's back was Osborne cutting some of the incentives that ensured work always paid.
A big loser cohort are those living alone, getting PIP for daily living (ie have substantial care needs) and for whom nobody gets Carer's Allowance. They currently get a 'Severe Disability Premium worth over £60 a week. They will be hundreds of pounds a month worse off on transfer to new regime as there's no equivalent in UC. She's promised, after being dragged through the courts, some transitional protection. Her words to the House making that promise carried the clear implication they would be no worse off. When the regulations were published it became apparent that a lot of them would be.
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