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Is Theresa May TRYING to make things worse, asks former Tory leader
Iain Duncan Smith asked whether Theresa May is actually trying to make her Brexit deal worse as he thoroughly dismissed her "bold new offer". The Prime Minister unveiled her 10-point plan unveiled on Tuesday to "seek common ground
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Universal Credit leaves working families poorer
The rolling out of Universal Credit will leave the average working family worse off, after cuts have taken their toll - according to a new report. Universal Credit (the brainchild of Iain Duncan Smith) is expected to be completely rolled out by
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Addicts and alcoholics cost £10.1bn - Iain Duncan Smith wants to cut that
Iain Duncan Smith has revealed that people with drink and drug problems cost the taxpayer £10.1 billion a year. He quoted the statistics from the Lankelly Chase Foundation as he launched a new government scheme aimed at getting people help
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Work good for your health, Iain Duncan Smith says
Iain Duncan Smith will declare that work is "good for your health" and can help people recover from illness as he unveils plans for more reforms in the welfare system. Sickness benefits assessments need overhauling to increase the
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IDS has credit card frozen in spending row
Iain Duncan Smith is embroiled in a bitter row with the Commons expenses watchdog after it said his official credit card had been suspended over a £1,000 debt. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) said the Work and Pensions
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Child poverty measure to be removed
Legal requirements to lift children out of relative poverty are to be abolished as the Government reforms the way it measures the problem, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has announced. Mr Duncan Smith will bring forward
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58,700 families hit by benefits cap
The government is hailing the success of its benefits capping policy. It announced that since the cap was introduced in 2013, 22,000 people who had their benefits capped have now moved into work, while around 13,000 either reduced the amount of
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