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Labour divided over Tory cuts backing

Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman is facing a backlash from her party's leadership candidates after she endorsed of key Tory welfare cuts.

Ms Harman said yesterday that the party would not oppose Budget plans to limit child tax credits to the first two children.

A senior supporter of Andy Burnham told ITV News' Chris Ship that "it is a ridiculous position to have adopted".

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Kendall backs Harriet Harman's policy on welfare cuts

Labour leadership hopeful Liz Kendall has defended the party's interim leader, Harriet Harman after others attacked her for endorsing key Tory benefit cuts.

Liz Kendall and Harriet Harman Credit: REUTERS/Darren Staples / Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Liz Kendall said it was essential that the party showed that it had changed if was to regain the trust of voters.

She said "People said to us 'We don't trust you on the money, we don't trust you on welfare reform.'

If we are going to oppose things we have to put something else in its place, because if we carry on making the same arguments we have done over the last five years we will get the same result.

"We have to put forward a different credible alternative and Harriet was absolutely right to say that."

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