Threatened by the Tories, the Lords move to block tax credits cuts anyway

‘It is perfectly acceptable for the Lords to block a statutory instrument, according to the latest development in the tax credits saga.

Or it isn’t.

It seems to This Writer that the Conservative Government’s posturing, threatening attitude has got the Lords royally riled, so they’re going to keep pushing, just to see whether Osborne’s got the bottle to go through with this – or if he’ll back down like he usually does.

The rest of us should consider this a lesson in how to treat the Conservatives over the course of the current Parliament; threaten them will disobedience and see how far they’ll push the point before giving in.’

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