5 h. ago All PIP and Universal Credit cuts being scrapped as Keir Starmer makes huge U

The government has made an offer to rebel Labour Party MPs over its controversial welfare reforms - and these are the likely changes that are expected to be made

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer caves in to Labour rebels with huge welfare cuts climbdown to avert humiliating Commons vote defeat

In a letter to MPs, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall revealed personal independence payments will be protected

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19 h. ago Starmer ‘agrees’ concessions with welfare cut rebels as he faces huge revolt

Economists warn tax rises could be needed to fund a U-Turn on Sir Keir Starmer’s £5bn welfare reforms as PM opens door to concessions

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19 h. ago Keir Starmer in huge DWP benefit cuts climbdown as he offers deal to rebels

Hundreds of thousands of people will avoid losing their Personal Independence Payments after Keir Starmer was forced into major climbdown to avoid a humiliating Commons defeat

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24 h. ago Voices: Has Starmer’s leadership been weakened by Labour’s welfare revolt? Join The Independent Debate

Just over half of Independent readers supported welfare reform in principle, but only 28 per cent backed Starmer’s current proposals

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31 h. ago Megapoll finds Labour faces election disaster just a year after landslide: Angela Rayner and Yvette Cooper among hundreds of MPs on track to lose seats

As Keir Starmer prepares to mark a year since his landslide, a huge YouGov poll has underlined his extraordinary fall from grace.

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37 h. ago DWP's Liz Kendall updates claimants ahead of Universal Credit and PIP changes

A consultation will be open until 11:59 pm on Monday, June 30, 2025

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55 h. ago Starmer says crunch vote on benefits curbs WILL go ahead on Tuesday despite more than 120 MPs signing fatal amendment and Andy Burnham joining revolt

Keir Starmer is looking down the barrel of a huge rebellion with around 130 MPs having signed an amendment that would effectively kill off the plans.

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56 h. ago Crunch vote on benefits curbs 'could be delayed' as panicking Rachel Reeves begs Labour rebels not to 'devastate' government

Keir Starmer is looking down the barrel of a huge rebellion with around 130 MPs having signed an amendment that would effectively kill off the plans.

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57 h. ago Sadiq Khan leads huge Labour revolt against Keir Starmer's benefit cuts that will 'destroy financial safety net'

City Hall warned that disabled Londoners face losses of between £3,800 and £5,700 a year if Labour reforms approved

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58 h. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Do you support Keir Starmer’s welfare reform plans?

Have your say: As the government prepares to make one of the most significant changes to welfare in over a decade, we want to know where you stand

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2 d. ago Sadiq Khan leads huge Labour revolt against Keir Starmer's benefit cuts as Kemi Badenoch offers to save PM

City Hall warned that disabled Londoners face losses of between £3,800 and £5,700 a year if Labour reforms approved

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3 d. ago DWP shares what will happen to PIP claimants who lose their benefits to cuts

The DWP says it will provide those hit by the cuts with ‘generous’ protection

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3 d. ago Over 100 rebel Labour MPs launch bid to block welfare cuts as Keir Starmer faces crisis

More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a major amendment that blocks the Government's PIP and Universal Credit welfare reforms - but a minister today said the move is not sensible

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5 d. ago DWP to review six different benefits for 'fraud cases' – including PIP and Universal Credit

The DWP's annual report revealed six specific benefits that the department is reportedly focusing on

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5 d. ago DWP confirms PIP cuts won't apply to 700,000 people – here's why

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit cuts won't apply to a huge group of people

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8 d. ago Voices: ‘I feel like an expensive pet’: Independent readers open up on the human cost of disability cuts

Our community says disability benefit cuts will ‘break people,’ leave carers ‘destitute,’ and cause a human cost many say is being ignored

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8 d. ago Full list of DWP changes to PIP and Universal Credit due to start next year

DWP has announced additional protections for millions of vulnerable people on benefits.

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8 d. ago DWP disability cuts branded 'catastrophic' as Liz Kendall unveils major changes

Charities urged MPs to reject changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit, which the Government's own assessment said risked pushing people into poverty

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9 d. ago DWP says transitional payments scheme for those losing Pip ‘one of most generous ever’ – UK politics live

Department for Work and Pensions publishes text of bill cutting benefits and claims three-month transitional period is ‘one of most generous ever’Angela Rayner, the deputy PM, will be taking PMQs shortly. And she will be up against Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary.When Kemi Badenoch became Tory leader, she did not appoint a deputy (or even a “de factor deputy”, a post that has existed in Tory politics in recent years) and she said she would decide who would stand in for her at PMQs on a case by case basis. Alex Burghart, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, got the gig the first time Starmer was away.Chris Philp follows Alex Burghart in rotating for Kemi Badenoch at PMQs. One Westminster wag asks “When is it going to be Robert Jenrick’s turn?”We have this profound challenge of the number of people joining the armed forces being outweighed by the outflow the people leaving. So ultimately its about retention.And the number one issue reason cited in last month’s attitude survey fo...

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