Benefits cuts ‘will involve cuts to benefits’ shock
By Our Political Correspondent
Noah Surprise
THERE was widespread shock across Britain today that the £12bn welfare cuts promised in the Tory election manifesto would turn out to be £12bn of cuts to the welfare budget.
“We definitely didn’t think these £12 billion worth of cuts would involve people like us,” said one first time Tory voter having her child tax credits halved. “We thought it would only affect those wretched people on those awful benefits shows on Channel 4.”
“We feel utterly betrayed by the Tories,” said another father who is having his working family tax credits slashed.
“Why didn’t Osbourne mention these £12 billion worth of cuts would affect me. I naturally assumed it would hit people in the north, guests on the Jeremy Kyle show and Muslims. That’s why i voted Tory.”
George Osbourne insisted he’d worked hard to ensure that the cuts to benefits were spread evenly between those people most likely to vote Labour and those most likely to vote Lib Dem.