‘A Tory MP sparked outrage today after accusing disabled victims of the bedroom tax of being “set in their ways”.

Housing Minister Kris Hopkins said some disabled people were having difficulty adjusting to the “cultural change” of how they spend their money.

His comments to the Work and Pensions Select Committee were branded “shocking” by Labour MPs.

In the Commons, MPs voted by 226 to 1 to back a ten minute rule Bill by Labour MP Ian Lavery calling for the bedroom tax to be abolished.’

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