Theresa May Faces Battle As Labour Calls On Tory Rebels To Help Halt Universal Credit Roll-Out

Theresa May is facing a fight to force through a major overhaul of benefit payments, after Labour called on Tory MPs not fully behind the policy to help halt its roll-out.
Jeremy Corbyn’s party is tabling a motion to pause the delivery of the universal credit programme, which MPs say is leaving hundreds of claimants with no income and racking up debts due to a waiting period of up to six weeks in some cases.
One woman told HuffPost UK she was forced to exist on water for more than a month