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".
Labour's leadership candidates have hit back at comments from acting leader Harriet Harman suggesting the party should not contest the Tory government's latest round of welfare cuts.
Speaking over the weekend, Ms Harman said Labour had to win back the trust of voters when it came to the economy - and they could not to that through "blanket opposition" to the Conservatives' budget.
Jeremy Corbyn - the most left-wing of the contenders - had already declared he will not support Ms Harman's decision, while a spokesman for Andy Burnham today said he too opposed cuts to child tax credits.
A spokeswoman for Yvette Cooper said she would argue for a "real alternative" to the Tories' plans.
Liz Kendall, the fourth candidate, is yet to comment.
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