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Queen's Speech 2015 live: Government delays scrapping Human Right Act Queen's Speech 2015 live: Labour moves to support Tory cuts to benefit cap
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The Queen’s Speech to open parliament did not include full legislation to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights in this session. Labour has moved to support the Government's plan to reduce the benefit cap to £23,000, according to a statement by interim leader Harriet Harman.
Responding to the Queen's Speech in parliament today Ms Harman said her party was "sympathetic" to cutting the maximum amount a family can be paid in benefits by £3,000 but outlined several caveats.
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The address laying out the Government’s legislative programme included only "proposals" on the measure, which was included in the Conservative manifesto. "We support a cap on household benefit entitlement. The government are now planning to reduce it and we are sympathetic to that but it makes it even more important that the jobs are there for people to move into, the childcare is there, particularly for loan parents and there are adequate funds for discretionary housing payments," she said.
Full legislation may have to wait until next year as the Government works out how best to approach the project amid opposition from senior Tories. "All that is necessary to make sure that this doesn’t put children into poverty, increase homelessness, or eve up costing more than it saves."
A government source told The Times newspaper that ministers want to get the replacement of the bill “right, rather than quickly” and reportedly said it would be “odd if we did not consult widely”. Labour previously said it supported a cap but would set up a general commission to look at whether the cap would be lower in some areas.