A London MP has told how his brother could lose his home after being hit by the so-called “bedroom tax” because he is a kidney patient.
Shadow Northern Ireland minister Stephen Pound told the Commons that his sibling suffered total kidney failure and needed a spare room for his dialysis unit.
“My brother faces losing his home of 20 years for being a kidney patient,” he told MPs. Turning to ministers, he added: “Do you not agree with me that this is beyond disgrace?”
Mr Pound, who represents the Ealing North constituency, declined to name his brother, who lives in Earl’s Court.
Two Lib-Dem MPs, including party president Tim Farron, broke ranks by voting against the controversial measure, which cuts housing benefit by 14 per cent for people who have a spare room.
The Government’s majority was reduced to 26 on a Labour motion against the cut, with MPs voting 252 to 226.
