Frank Field seeks government clarity for cohabiting couples

His letter, sent on 5 September 2018, to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Justin Tomlinson addresses the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to allow bereavement payment to an unmarried mother of four - an issue he says was raised with the government back as far as March 2016. "It is quite incredible that the government continues to resist righting this profound and ongoing injustice, even in the light of a ruling from the Supreme Court," wrote Field, who resigned the Labour whip last week. "There is now a need for the government to a...