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Got them where he wants them? Osborne's trap could yet backfire.
Analysis: Why Labour is at its strongest in a Tory trap

The welfare benefits uprating bill, which caps payments such as tax credits at one per cent for the next three years, sees Labour’s Ed Balls walk into chancellor George Osborne’s trap. But there’s still a way for Ed Miliband’s team to come of it smelling of roses.