30 h. ago Starmer fails to guarantee chancellor’s future and does not rule out tax rises to fund welfare concessions – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch tells PM the welfare bill is a ‘pointless waste of time’ after climbdown heads off Labour revoltWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerOn Wednesday, Angela Rayner sought to reassure people who had been “scared” about the proposed benefits changes, reports the PA news agency.Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine, the deputy prime minister said:Anyone listening to your show today, they know that there will be no changes to their welfare.I want to make sure that people are reassured by that, because a lot of people have been scared about what’s going to happen. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago All the concessions made to Keir Starmer's welfare bill and what happens next

Keir Starmer's plans for welfare reform are in tatters this morning after the government dropped a key plank of the plans. The Mirror looks at what could happen next

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46 h. ago Disability benefit cuts: Sir Keir Starmer forced to make late concession in biggest Labour rebellion

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to abandon a key plank of his welfare reform agenda to get the legislation through its first Commons test.

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47 h. ago MPs vote to back Keir Starmer's welfare reform bill after government offers rebels more concessions

In a late climbdown as MPs prepared to vote, the Government shelved plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment

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56 h. ago Labour welfare rebellion: Who are the key MPs opposing Starmer’s benefit cuts?

Sir Keir Starmer’s concessions will likely be enough to win the vote, but the prime minister still faces a major rebellion on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer still battling disability benefit cuts revolt as U

Keir Starmer offered major concessions on welfare reforms to avoid a Commons defeat - but the Government's own analysis suggests 150,000 people could still be pushed into poverty

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4 d. ago ‘Too arrogant to listen’: how welfare bill soured Starmer’s relations with rebel MPs

MPs describe receiving veiled deselection threats as No 10 sought to quash revolt before finally backing down The Conservative shadow cabinet minister looked more cheerful than at any point in the 12 months since the general election. “How did they get into such a mess?” they asked. “What are they going to do?”The answer was revealed a couple of days later when Keir Starmer and his ministers made a series of emergency concessions on their flagship welfare programme, to prevent the otherwise far-greater ignominy of the programme being voted down in the House of Commons. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Reeves 'set to raise taxes' to fund Starmer benefits surrender: PM says he is 'pleased' after Labour revolt forces guarantee that NO

Keir Starmer claimed he had 'listened' in making major concessions to rebels threatening to kill flagship legislation on health and disability benefits.

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6 d. ago Labour in ‘good place now’ on welfare, Kendall insists after Government U

Number 10 offered concessions in a late-night climbdown to head off Sir Keir Starmer’s first Commons defeat.

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6 d. ago Reeves 'set to raise taxes' to fund Starmer benefits surrender that will not strip ANYONE of their handouts and blows another hole in UK finances

Keir Starmer has handed major concessions to rebels in a desperate bid to salvage flagship legislation on health and disability benefits.

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Keir Starmer in talks with Labour rebels over welfare cuts concessions

Overnight, six more Labour MPs added their names to the rebel amendment that would halt the legislation in its tracks

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer prepares major DWP benefit cut concessions to welfare rebels

Leading rebels told The Mirror 'serious progress' has been made in crisis talks with No10 over the disability benefit cuts impacting hundreds of thousands of people

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7 d. ago Tax rise warning as Starmer in talks on 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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7 d. ago Keir Starmer confirms No 10 is offering concessions to Labour welfare rebels

PM says conversations over changes to bill will ‘continue in coming days’ with more than 120 MPs poised to rebelUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has confirmed Downing Street is offering concessions to rebel Labour MPs to get his welfare bill over the line.The prime minister told the Commons he wanted “values of fairness” to underpin the legislation so the government could “get this right” on fixing the broken benefits system. Continue reading...

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