Questioned during his trip to the US, prime minister declined to say if he could survive on £118 a week

Boris Johnson has defended the government’s plans to cut universal credit while refusing to say whether he could live on the basic payment it provides of £118 a week.

Questioned by reporters during his trip to the US this week, the prime minister declined three times to answer whether he could survive on the UC payment.

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