70 m. ago The tax hikes Rachel Reeves could impose to plug the benefits U

Britons are on high alert for further tax hikes after Starmer's latest U-turn on proposed changes to benefits.

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2 h. ago Scots charity says Labour welfare cuts will 'rip gaping holes' in support for vulnerable

Citizens Advice Scotland has criticised the welfare reforms as well as the last minute changes to the bill

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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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5 h. ago How benefits will change after Starmer's surrender: All your questions answered as PM concedes to Labour rebels on welfare reforms

Brits who currently receive the personal independence payment (Pip) will continue to do so after the Government made concessions to Labour rebels on controversial welfare reforms.

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15 h. ago Starmer caves in to Labour rebels on welfare cuts with £2bn concessions sparking tax rise fears

Prime minister has offered major concessions on his controversial welfare bill after a tense day of talks with rebel Labour MPs, The Independent understands

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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 Starmer expected to announce £2bn welfare concessions sparking tax rise fears

Prime minister in trouble as he tries to save bill from revolt by his own MPs

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20 h. ago Delaying welfare reform is better than bad welfare reform, prime minister

Editorial: Prior to putting before parliament its plans to cut disability and sickness-related benefits, the government must first complete essential groundwork that ought to have been done already – namely, consulting with those at the sharp end of the change: people with disabilities

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20 h. ago No 10 fails to rule out tax rises to pay for Starmer’s welfare reforms climbdown

Prime minister in trouble as he tries to save bill from revolt by his own MPs

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22 h. 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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24 h. ago Keir Starmer in talks with Labour rebels over DWP benefit cuts

Keir Starmer confirmed today the Government is locked in talks with rebellious backbenchers over welfare reforms. Here The Mirror looks at the PM's immediate options

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24 h. ago DWP benefit cuts rebellion leaves Keir Starmer with these three options

Keir Starmer confirmed today the Government is locked in talks with rebellious backbenchers over welfare reforms. Here The Mirror looks at the PM's immediate options

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24 h. ago 250,000 into poverty, £5bn reduced government spending and 126 backbenchers in revolt: Labour's welfare reforms in numbers

Sir Keir Starmer is encountering resistance from Labour backbenchers over welfare reform plans - but how much money are we talking about?

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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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25 h. ago No 10 fails to rule out tax rises to pay for Starmer’s welfare reform climbdown

Labour prime minister in crisis, and preparing for a climbdown, as he tries to save benefits reforms from revolt by his own MPs

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28 h. ago Starmer in crisis talks over changes to welfare bill as he attempts to stave off MPs’ rebellion

The prime minister admitted that MPs want to see welfare reform ‘implemented with Labour values of fairness’

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28 h. ago Starmer confirms willingness to make concessions on welfare bill, saying reforms must be fair – UK politics live

‘We want to see reform implemented with Labour values of fairness,’ the PM saysIn his final answer Starmer explained how he thought government and business should work together.A true partnership is not two people or two bodies trying to do the same thing. It’s two people or bodies realising they bring different things to the table.Government shouldn’t try to run businesses. It’s done that in the past and it doesn’t work particularly well. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Starmer preparing for welfare climbdown amid backlash over benefit cuts

The prime minister admitted that MPs want to see welfare reform ‘implemented with Labour values of fairness’

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29 h. ago Starmer on the brink of benefits humiliation: PM hints he WILL climb down with Labour rebels set to blow another hole in the government's finances

Keir Starmer said he wanted to 'make change together' as he scrambles to avoid a disastrous defeat in a crunch Commons vote on the flagship legislation.

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29 h. ago Keir Starmer confirms he will have 'conversation' with Labour rebels over benefit cuts

The Prime Minister said he wants his welfare reforms to be "implemented with Labour values of fairness".

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