Reverse the Perverse Cuts

The motion

That the Parliament notes Iain Duncan Smith's comments that what it considers the Conservatives' latest round of benefits cuts show that the UK Government is in "danger of drifting in a direction that divides society rather than unites it"; considers that Mr Duncan Smith's claim that the UK Government's "desperate search for savings" was aimed at people "who don't vote for us" typifies the Conservatives' attitude to the social security system, which was designed to protect the most vulnerable people in society; further considers that the UK Government is in complete disarray after the Chancellor of the Exchequer took the decision to slash social security spending, while proposing tax cuts for better-off people in his budget; believes that the comments of Theresa May, who previously stated that the Conservatives as the "nasty party" may now be seen by greater numbers of people as more than just a perception, and calls on the UK Government to reverse what it sees as these perverse cuts immediately.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 14 Ind 2 Lab 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-15992 by reference.