George Osborne has been branded "disgusting" after defending the two-child benefit cap as something to encourage parents to discuss if they can afford more kids. The former Tory Chancellor, who brought in the cruel cap , told MPs it was about reducing incentives in the welfare system, amid growing calls for it to be scrapped. Challenged on if he'd seen research showing parents were having babies to get benefits while appearing before Westminster’s Treasury Committee , Mr Osborne insisted he’d