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The Tories risk becoming seen as the nasty party once more if Chancellor Rishi Sunak axes a £20 increase in Universal Credit, the Government s former homelessness adviser has warned.
Dame Louise Casey said that if the increase is withdrawn at the end of March as planned it would be too punitive for families struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Her warning comes as Mr Sunak faced mounting pressure from Conservative MPs to extend the increase - originally intended as a temporary measure following the outbreak last year.
They include a number of the so-called red wall Tories who captured a series of Labour strongholds in the North and Midlands as Boris Johnson swept to victory in the 2019 general election.
Updated: 20 Jan 2021, 16:04
THE TORIES will be seen as the nasty party again if they don t extend the extra £20 a week for people on Universal Credit, the former homelessness adviser to the Government has said.
Dame Louise Casey has slammed suggestions the cash boost would be scrapped saying it will take the knees out from under people .
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Dame Louise Casey has said if Rishi Sunak scraps the £20 uplift it will make the Tories the nasty party againCredit: HOC/JESSICA TAYLOR
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Dame Louise branded suggestions the UC uplift would be scrapped punitive
The boost is worth £1,040 over the year.
Dame Louise demanded the Chancellor put a budget in place that would help rebuild Britain , branding any decision to remove the £20 uplift punitive .