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George Osborne has suffered a humiliating blow after Tory MPs lined up to voice fears over tax credit cuts.

Tory whips did not even bother fighting back tonight as members from all parties called for a study on how his measures will hit the poor.

Astonishingly the motion passed 215-0 - meaning not a single Tory opposed it.

The Chancellor's embarrassment comes just days after he accused the House of Lords of 'breaking convention' for passing a similar motion .

Today's bid was signed by 11 Tory MPs, Labour work and pensions committee chairman Frank Field and members from the Lib Dems, Greens, Plaid Cymru, Ukip, DUP and SDLP.

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And in a reflection of mounting public anger, a host of Tories who voted for tax credit cuts only last month claimed they now want the blow softened.

Some 20 Tories voted for the motion - more than the government's majority.

And 17 of them backed it despite approving the tax credits cuts just six weeks ago.

Tory Neil Parish warned his party's reputation was at stake as he told the Commons it was 'not a crime to be lowly paid'.

And Colchester's Will Quince warned the cuts would be 'very tough' on low paid families, especially before other measures come into force.

He said: "I am concerned that these proposed tax credit changes could be very tough on some of our lowest paid families.

"I think more needs to be done to ease that transition for those losing tax credits next year.

"Many families who have worked hard and done the right thing everything we have asked them to do - will immediately be hit with a drop in their income next year."

Kevin Foster said was 'proud' to be a Tory MP but said he would back the motion, adding: "My family was a family rich in love if not in money. My father was a painter and my mother was a teaching assistant.

"We do need to have some clear ideas around how to mitigate it."

Jason McCartney said it was right to 'leave within our means' - but a constituent shared 'my concern about the transitional impact'.

"It's the pace and the impact on the lowest-paid workers," he said. "I firmly believe work should always pay... Let's stand up for working people.

"I hope the Chancellor and his Treasury boffins will be listening very carefully to the suggestions... for mitigation."

And Twickenham Tory Tania Mathias warned 'we must protect those at the lowest end of the income scale' despite being supportive of the Chancellor's 'vision'.

She added: "I have come across some people going through some of the most challenging times of their lives.

"These people do not have weak shoulders. Their shoulders are stronger than mine or anybody's here."

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Labour's shadow Treasury minister Rebecca Long Bailey praised MPs for coming together with 'the power of debate'.

She said David Cameron had 'denied' he'd cut tax credits, adding: "Members of the public especially those who voted Conservative are quite rightly very angry.

"£2.5bn has been found for an inheritance tax [cut] benefiting the wealthiest 4% of people in this country, yet at the same time £4.5bn is being taken out of the pockets of the nation's poorest families."

Treasury minister Damian Hinds told MPs: "The government is in listening mode. The Chancellor has said he will come back at the Autumn statement to say more."