Pressure has mounted on Chancellor George Osborne to give way on plans to cut tax credits for low-paid workers, as a succession of Conservative MPs stood up in Parliament on Tuesday to voice their misgivings.
New Tory MP Heidi Allen used her maiden speech in the House of Commons to warn that the changes go "too hard and too fast", and that it was "real people, working people" who would be affected.
Conservative backbenchers David Davis and Zac Goldsmith have signed a cross-party motion calling on the government to mitigate the impact of tax credit cuts for low-paid workers.
The MPs, along with former welfare reform minister Frank Field, have asked for a debate at the House of Commons on their proposals before George Osborne's Autumn Statement on November 25, when the Chancellor will have the opportunity to "tweak" the cuts before their implementation in April.
They believe their request stands more chance of success than Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's opposition motion.
Mr Field and Mr Davis told the Commons Backbench Business Committee that their proposals could attract more support from Tory MPs who have concerns about plans to cut tax credits by £4.4 billion but are unwilling to vote for a Labour motion.
Supporters of the motion include Tory backbencher Stephen McPartland, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, the DUP's leader at Westminster Nigel Dodds, Ukip's sole MP Douglas Carswell, the SDLP's Mark Durkan, two Plaid Cymru MPs and one from the Scottish National Party.
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