Brown acts to head off tax revolt
 Mr Brown is trying to win over Labour backbenchers |
Gordon Brown has met Labour MPs to outline the government's plans to look at helping those worst hit by the abolition of the 10p tax rate.
He was trying to head off a backbench rebellion by MPs angry that millions of low paid workers are worse off after changes in last year's Budget.
Earlier MPs were told an inquiry into child poverty would be widened to include those affected.
The Tories and Lib Dems are both calling for a compensation package.
BBC political editor Nick Robinson said the fact Mr Brown had chosen to address the Parliamentary Labour Party showed he had accepted he had a problem - but many MPs wanted to know what he would do to compensate people who were left worse off.
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