Anger mounts as chancellor commits Tories to £10bn of welfare cuts

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Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the Conservative Party's pledge to find £10bn of welfare savings by the first full year of the next Parliament, despite warnings from charities and housing providers. Much was made of Mr Osborne's speech before he took to the stage at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham today, after he co-authored an article with Iain Duncan Smith stating their "united front" in cutting further on welfare. The chancellor told delegates today: "In govern...

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