Iain Duncan Smith knighted in New Year’s Honours despite fury at Tory welfare policies

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Iain Duncan Smith knighted in New Year’s Honours despite fury at Tory welfare policies
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Critics say ex-Tory leader’s ennoblement ‘beggars belief’ after record on universal credit

Sir Iain, a former Tory leader, unexpectedly resigned from the cabinet in 2016 over cuts to disability benefits and has since carved out a career on the backbenches as an ardent supporter of Brexit.

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