Alison Thewliss
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(7 years, 5 months ago)
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Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)
High Court judge Mr Justice Collins ruled this morning that the Tory Government’s benefit cap was “unlawful” and “discriminatory”, also stating:
“Real misery is being caused to no good purpose.”
Will the Government now act immediately, not duck the matter as they did with the statutory instrument on the rape clause, and stop wasting public money on appeals on this? Will they make an urgent statement on scrapping the rape clause and the two-child policy?
Andrea Leadsom
The hon. Lady raises an incredibly important point. All I can say is that the Government will be looking very carefully at the judgment and deciding on their position.