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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 5 Dec 2013

    Iain Duncan Smith says 700,000 on Employment Support Allowance may not be transferred to Universal Credit by 2017http://bbc.in/18aZ03d 

    1:47 AM - 5 Dec 2013
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    • Frazer Thomson Katie Randall Alvin Leong Rachelpip Lewus opinion8ed_dyke Pete Osborne DimaGaydar d O t S m Y
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      1. Lewis Mack‏ @Lmacker99 6 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking m Wk

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      1. manysmallsteps‏ @manysmallsteps 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Another failed IT project with minimal work being handed to SMEs as per @David_Cameron initiative http://bit.ly/1khIpLb 

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      1. Omawumi okpaghoro‏ @Apriltwentitu 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. James Kerion Trench‏ @Jameskaba2k 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Come on IDS time to admit defeat and start all over again with UCS.Present model not working and will not.Costing to much.

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      1. R1‏ @CraigRi81133402 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking con/lib is con/all 1 billion of tax payers money to twist the knife on the ill and only to realise that backtrack backtrack...

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      1. R1‏ @CraigRi81133402 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking ian duncan smith public enquiry into the farce of spending 1 billion pounds on making those on ESA suffer more shame on you....

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      1. R1‏ @CraigRi81133402 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking con/lib rather con/all 1 billion of tax payers money on nothing trying to make those on ESA suffer more than they already are.

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      1. R1‏ @CraigRi81133402 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking there should now be a public enquiry to why a gov can do this to people who are already suffering ill health 1 billion pounds.

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      1. R1‏ @CraigRi81133402 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking the gov should be sacked for gross mis-conduct of public office spending over 1 billion pounds trying to bring suffering on ill

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      1. Rebecca Linton‏ @Becalinaboo 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking And how much had been spent so far on this new system that isn't working...?

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      1. Andy Wilshaw‏ @Ntkmartialarts 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking surprise surprise!!!

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      1. Gillian Byrne‏ @Misnomeron 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @TapstallIT Another billion pound cock-up to be discarded soon.

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      1. John Hadley‏ @johnhadley07 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking #epicfail

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      1. Margaret McPhail‏ @100mcphail 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking speak to person doing subtitles! Skye NOT Sky!

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      1. Big Browne Paul‏ @bigbrownepaul 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews so buggered it up again....

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      1. Steve Adams‏ @steveads1970 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Universal credit for some. Genius.

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      1. Phil H-R™‏ @se7enT9 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Shocked! This has to be the biggest surprise since I woke up this morning and saw that the grass was still green.

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      1. Jønnø‏ @IanJonno 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking IDS = Moron

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