NEARLY 500 people in Brecon and Radnorshire have signed a petition to Chris Davies calling on him to oppose tax credit cuts.

Brecon and Radnorshire resident Jayla Laville, along with other local campaigners, delivered the petition, which gathered 489 signatures, to the MP ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement today (Wednesday).

Campaigners are calling on Mr Davies to speak to George Osborne about the impact of the cuts in Brecon and Radnorshire. Campaigners say the cuts would make life harder for millions of low-paid working families, and could push 200,000 children into poverty across the country. In Brecon and Radnorshire, child poverty levels already stand at 19%.

Kahra Wayland-Larty, a campaigner at 38 Degrees said: “Local people are clear, Chris Davies should stand up to tax credits cuts, that’ll punish hard working families in Brecon and Radnorshire on low wages. People in Brecon and Radnorshire didn’t vote for these cruel cuts. Before the election, David Cameron promised he wouldn’t touch tax credits, but now his party is going back on its word.

"These cuts will hit Brecon and Radnorshire people hard. Chris Davies needs to join other Conservative MPs and oppose George Osborne’s cuts before the Autumn Statement too.”