WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon tells Scottish Tories leader to get off his phone
“If Douglas Ross wants to get off his phone for a moment while we’re talking about this really serious issue," the SNP leader said.
“If Douglas Ross wants to get off his phone for a moment while we’re talking about this really serious issue," the SNP leader said.
Crisis warned that the UC cut could be "the final blow that forces renters from their homes".
“I have every sympathy for people who are finding it tough," Boris Johnson said, but any uplift has "got to come out of some people’s pockets.”
Citizens Advice said the removal of the £20-per-week uplift was coming at the "worst possible time".
Young people will be hit hardest by scrapping the Universal Credit uplift, charities said.
The UN's poverty envoy said Boris Johnson's benefits cut is "deliberately regressive".
253 MPs, including Conservative members, backed the motion, which is likely to be ignored by Boris Johnson.
Dominic Raab and Priti Patel are said to be at risk of demotion in a looming Cabinet reshuffle.
The work and pensions secretary suggested that those set to lose out from the UC cut should work more hours.
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