Ex-Tory minister willing to get ‘kicked out’ over benefits rebellion
The IndependentFormer defence minister Johnny Mercer has said he is willing to get “kicked out” of the Conservative party as he vowed to fight Liz Truss over the prospect of a real-terms benefit cut. “I won’t vote for a Budget that doesn’t see an uprating of benefits and universal credit line with inflation,” Mr Mercer told a Facebook live session. The former minister, ditched by Ms Truss when she entered No 10 last month, said: “I’m just very disappointed the prime minister choose to urinate all over it.” Ms Truss remains “determined” to press ahead with plans to uprate benefits in line with earnings at around 5.5 per cent rather than 10 per cent inflation, according to the Daily Mail. But Mr Mercer told Facebook Live: “A hell of a lot of people on benefits are in work, so this idea you can go and work more is for the birds.” The latest row comes as former cabinet Nadine Dorries warned that the Tory party faced electoral “wipeout” if Ms Truss did not change course – condemning her “lurch to the right” on the economy.
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