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Labour backbench MPs say McFadden’s messages have not derailed welfare reform
Labour backbench MPs state that messages from work and pensions secretary McFadden have not hindered welfare reform. The Conservative Party (Tories) are using these messages to argue that taxes are being increased to fund benefits.
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