MEMBERS of Parliament last night reinstated parts of the new welfare bill that had been defeated in the House of Lords.
The House of Commons voted in favour of the £26,000 a year benefit cap, including child benefit, despite protests last week from the upper house of parliament.
The government secured a majority to overrule several amendments set out by the Lords, although a handful of Liberal Democrats rebelled over plans to means-test certain benefits including the employment and support allowance.
The bill will now return to the House of Lords.
