Foyle MP and SDLP leader Colum Eastwood
Said the Foyle MP: “Tonight, the Tory party has shown that not only are they willing to attack our devolution, but they are also content on heaping financial pressure on our young people and working families to help pay for health and social care in England.
“We have again witnessed that this Tory government is willing to mass the burden of this recovery on those most in need.
“In February, the number of people in Derry on Universal Credit sat at 6,960.
“Those in or in search of work will be saddled with this burden and, to add insult to injury, lose around £1,000 a year after the Tory cut in the uplift.
“This is unjust.
“The SDLP voted against these proposals tonight and will always support those in need to create a more fair and equitable society.”
