The government has been defeated in the Lords over tax credit cuts to be introduced in April next year.
The House of Lords has voted to delay cuts to tax credit cuts, having decided against scrapping the changes entirely.
Lib Dem Baroness Manzoor's "fatal" motion has been rejected by 310 to 99 votes. However Baroness Meacher's motion to delay the cuts has been backed by peers by 307 votes to 277.
Since the House of Lords was last reformed in 1999, the upper chamber has grown bigger, less conservative and more ready to speak out. After the reforms of Tony Blair’s Labour government, Liberal Democrat and crossbench members began to hold the balance of power, making the House of Lords home to more left-leaning and peers more ready to speak up.
A good result for many for sure.
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