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UK's £12bn welfare bill passes parliament despite Labour revolt

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ibtimes.co.uk (21.07.2015) The government's controversial welfare bill that will see a spending cut of £12bn in welfare was passed in parliament with 308 votes to 124 on its second reading, despite a fifth of Labour MPs going against the whip and voting against the legislation.

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