Unite members stage protest in Pudsey calling for £20 Universal Credit cut to be cancelled

By Emma Ryan
Published 14th Jul 2021, 20:26 BST
Updated 14th Jul 2021, 20:28 BST
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A protest was staged in Pudsey today in support of the campaign to cancel the planned £20 per week cut to Universal Credit.

Members of the Unite community led the protest and say there was "an enthusiastic take-up" of people signing the petition against the cut, as well people completing postcards to be sent to local Conservative MP, Stuart Andrew.

The protest was set up opposite the bus station.

More than 5,000 people are on Universal Credit in Mr Andrew's constituency and 74,000 across the Leeds area as a whole.

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People in Pudsey were keen to support the campaign to cancel cuts to Universal Credit.People in Pudsey were keen to support the campaign to cancel cuts to Universal Credit.
People in Pudsey were keen to support the campaign to cancel cuts to Universal Credit.

A £20 increase to the benefit was made as a result of the pandemic but is due to be withdrawn at the end of September and would lead to deeper poverty for around six million families nationally who receive the benefit.