3 h. ago Keir Starmer facing defeat over welfare reforms as more than 100 Labour MPs rebel

Sir Keir Starmer is facing the largest rebellion yet over the Government's welfare reforms but says it's necessary as there are 1,000 people per day going onto personal independence payments (PIP)

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4 h. ago In charts: UK’s welfare reforms to hit the country’s poorest

Sir Keir Starmer faces rebellion by Labour MPs over planned £5bn overhaul

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4 h. ago In charts: why Labour MPs are rebelling over Starmer’s welfare reforms

The prime minister’s benefits overhaul would hit the UK’s poorest

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4 h. ago Kemi Badenoch offers to rescue Starmer’s welfare reforms as Labour rebellion grows

The prime minister has been warned that using Tory votes to pass his welfare reforms against a rebellion of more than 100 Labour MPs would be ‘shameful’

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5 h. ago Labour rebels hit back at Keir Starmer as DWP disability benefit cut revolt grows

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to press on with the controversial reforms to disability benefits - despite being rocked by a revolt of at least 119 Labour MPs

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5 h. ago Starmer vows to press on with welfare cuts despite Labour rebellion

Opponents of government bill seek to pressure ministers into making changes to benefit reforms

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5 h. ago Labour meltdown on benefits curbs: Sadiq Khan joins more than 100 MPs demanding Starmer ditch reforms or face Commons defeat

Some 108 Labour MPs have signed a 'reasoned' amendment that would effectively kill off the legislation in a Commons vote on July 1.

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6 h. ago Welfare rebellion not a confidence vote, PM says as he remains defiant over cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will ‘press on’ despite the backbench rebellion.

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7 h. ago UK politics: Starmer to ‘press forward’ with welfare cuts despite rebellion – as it happened

PM says current system is ‘broken’ and there is a ‘clear moral case for change’Labour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare billFrances Ryan reports for the Guardian:Downing Street’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach equality law, the government has been warned. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Starmer to ‘press forward’ with welfare cuts despite rebellion – UK politics live

PM says current system is ‘broken’ and there is a ‘clear moral case for change’Labour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare billFrances Ryan reports for the Guardian:Downing Street’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach equality law, the government has been warned. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Starmer risks humiliating defeat as he vows to press on with benefit cuts in face of revolt by 100 Labour MPs

MPs in London backing the rebel move against the welfare reforms include Dame Meg Hillier, Florence Eshalomi, Ruth Cadbury, Diane Abbott and Dawn Butler

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8 h. ago Labour meltdown on benefits curbs: Starmer 'pressing ahead' with welfare reforms despite facing defeat as more than 100 MPs sign fatal amendment

Some 108 Labour MPs have signed a 'reasoned' amendment that would effectively kill off the legislation in a Commons vote on July 1.

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8 h. ago Starmer ignores Labour rebels’ pleas on welfare reforms as he vows to press ahead with cuts

Around a dozen ministers are understood to be considering rebelling against the legislation, while 108 Labour MPs have signed a new amendment which would stop the bill in its tracks

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8 h. ago All the Greater Manchester MPs voting against the disability benefit cuts so far

More than 100 MPs have come out against the bill

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9 h. ago PM tells Cabinet ‘we will reform welfare’ amid backbench rebellion over plans

The Prime Minister on Tuesday said the Government must ‘fix what is broken’.

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12 h. ago Why defeat on unpopular welfare reforms could prove to be the end of Starmer

After less than a year as prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing a rebellion on a crucial policy which could leave him severely weakened or even force him out, warns David Maddox

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12 h. ago 'No escaping' welfare reforms, says Starmer close ally as more than 100 Labour MPs threaten major revolt

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden defended proposed welfare cuts as a ‘good package’ which would protect people unable to work while making the benefits system sustainable

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12 h. ago The Labour MPs rebelling against UK Government's welfare reforms

It includes three MPs from Wales

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12 h. ago DWP urged to review Motability scheme as part of new welfare reforms

Proposed changes to PIP eligibility and assessments are due to start in November next year.

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12 h. ago Minister defends Liz Kendall’s handling of welfare reform brief despite major rebellion before vote – UK politics live

Pat McFadden insists welfare reform change vote will go ahead as planned but says party will ‘engage with’ rebelsLabour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare billA senior minister in the UK government has said the country is “not starting from zero” when it comes to raising defence spending to 5% of GDP.Speaking on the BBC, Pat McFadden said one of the earliest actions of his party, which came to power of 2024, was to increase defence expenditure to 2.5% of GDP over the next couple of years.She has been central to the development of these reforms.She has argued for them, not as a difficult choice, but as the right choice, because she believes in a welfare state that should be there for people. Continue reading...

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