Newton Abbot's MP backs Labour's Universal Credit motion
Conservatives were ordered to abstain in the vote - which is not binding
MPs have voted to extend a £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift to millions of families.
The motion pushed by Labour was approved by 278 votes to zero - as Conservatives were ordered to abstain.
However, the motion is not binding and the Prime Minister has refused to guarantee he will not end the extension in April.
Newton Abbot's MP was one of the six Conservatives that did vote yesterday.
Anne Marie Morris said that 'constituents need certainty before the budget in March'.
The other Conservatives that voted were former Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb, Education Committee chairman Robert Halfon, Jason McCartney, Peter Aldous and Matthew Offord.
The prime minister said the government had provided £280 billion worth of support during the pandemic but all measures would be kept under 'constant review'.
In Great Britain, 4,595,612 households were on Universal Credit as of August 2020. The breakdown for Devon is as follows:
- Exeter: 6,983
- Teignbridge: 7,037
- Mid Devon: 3,998
- West Devon: 2,489
- North Devon: 6,181
- East Devon: 6,570
- Torbay: 10,877
- South Hams: 4,191
- Plymouth: 21,580
- Torridge: 3,963