Government defeated on council tax

The Government has been defeated in the Lords over changes to the system of paying council tax benefit amid warnings of a "poll tax mark two".

Labour, with support from the Liberal Democrat and independent benches, demanded an independent review of the changes to be carried out within three years of them being introduced. The amendment to the Local Government Finance Bill was carried by 203 votes to 165, majority 38, during third reading debate.
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