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MPs overturn welfare reform made by Lords
MEMBERS of Parliament last night reinstated parts of the new welfare bill that had been defeated in the House of Lords.
The House of Commons voted in favour of the £26,000 a year benefit cap, including child benefit, despite protests last week from the upper house of parliament.
The government secured a majority to overrule several amendments set out by the Lords, although a handful of Liberal Democrats rebelled over plans to means-test certain benefits including the employment and support allowance.
The bill will now return to the House of Lords.