McVey notably refused to deny a report (Sam Coates’ Times scoop last weekend) that she had told Cabinet colleagues that some claimants could lose £2,400 a year as a result of the introduction of Universal Credit. “I won’t say what I said in Cabinet,” she told Radio 4’s World at One.

Ministers are becoming increasingly alarmed about the rollout of universal credit after Esther McVey, the work and pensions secretary, confirmed privately to colleagues that millions of families would lose £200 a month under the new system.

Ms McVey told cabinet colleagues that half of lone parents and about two thirds of working-age couples with children would lose out.

The revelation will add to Tory angst about universal credit, which is being introduced in stages nationwide to replace existing benefits including tax credits and housing benefit.

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