Cut In Weekly Payments To Modern Slavery Victims Denounced By MP

The Government has confirmed that weekly subsistence payments for victims of modern slavery are being cut by more than 40%.The move was denounced by senior backbench MP Frank Field, who said it would “benefit slave drivers and exploiters” by forcing destitute people back into their clutches.Coming just days after Theresa May hosted a summit of her Modern Slavery Taskforce at 10 Downing Street, the change will see financial support cut from £65 to £37.75 a week, but the pe