Less than half of British households back Osborne's benefits slash, poll shows Around 65 per cent of Lib Dem voters and 54 per cent of Labour supporters oppose the latest benefits squeeze, while almost 70 per cent of Tories back it. Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, will try to vote down the 1pc below-inflation rise in the House of Commons. He yesterday claimed it is also a "tax on strivers" as low paid workers relying on tax credits will also see their hand-outs effectively cut. During Prime Minister's question time, other Labour MPs tried to portray the move as a symptom of a "Dickensian" Britain under which the Chancellor is an "Ebenezer" Scrooge from A Christmas Carol. The Prime Minister hit back, saying the Coalition is protecting the poorest. "What is out of touch is denying the fact we had a deficit, left by your government, that we have had to deal with," he told the Commons. We have been able to do it at the same time as cutting taxes for the poorest in our country, increasing child tax credits and actually freezing the council tax to help those families. When it comes to the top rate of tax let me tell you: the richest in our country will pay more in tax under every year of this government than any year of your government.