The Tories cynically seizing upon circumstances to savagely slash budgets for "no justifiable economic need" (and therefore, by implication, for ideological reasons), and doing so with complete disregard for the consequences for vulnerable people, especially women and children who are disproportionately affected - we've been here before, haven't we?
At least this time around there seem to be a few members of the party who actually have sufficient compassion (and guts) to voice disapproval of the cuts - some of whom, such as former PM Theresa May, have significant standing. The rebels' initial bid to challenge the government may have failed on a technicality, but a parliamentary vote on the issue looks likely, with the support of the Speaker.
As the only G7 nation proposing such a move, here's hoping that the forthcoming summit might also help to shame the government into backtracking.
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