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Reverse the £20 per week cut to Universal Credit and keep Cornwall’s status as a Covid Enhanced Response Area, urge councillors

Reverse the £20 per week cut to Universal Credit and keep Cornwall’s status as a Covid Enhanced Response Area, urge councillors

Posted By Anne North on 6th October 2021

By Anne North Cornwall Council’s Conservative leadership suffered a political setback this morning (Wednesday) when councillors on the health scrutiny committee voted to protest against the government’s £20 per week…

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