Married couples to be offered tax breaks before the next election

David Gauke gave a "firm commitment" to help married couples within the next two years, amid growing unrest among Tory MPs about the lack of support for traditional families, the Telegraph reports. He moved to reassure colleagues because George Osborne's Spending Review on Wednesday is unlikely to contain any giveaways to support married couples or stay-at-home mothers. Conservative MPs expressed relief that the Prime Minister was still committed to honouring his manifesto pledge to bring in the tax breaks, but urged him to name the date on which couples will actually start saving mon...