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Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Labour still the party of welfare as leadership challengers refuse to back the 23k benefit cap

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jun/09/andy-burnham-jeered-labour-leadership-hustings-benefits-cap

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