6 h. ago More Labour MPs signal rebellion against Government over welfare reforms

Labour MPs Alex Sobel and Danny Beales were the latest to back an amendment to the Government’s welfare cuts.

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10 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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11 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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11 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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12 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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12 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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13 h. ago Sadiq Khan slams Keir Starmer's benefit cuts for 'destroying safety net for too many disabled Londoners'

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

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13 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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13 h. ago Labour MP rebellion on PIP and UC cuts backed by London's mayor

Labour MP rebellion on PIP and UC cuts backed by London's mayor  BBC

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14 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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15 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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16 h. ago Keir Starmer won't say where £30BILLION A YEAR of extra defence cash will come from as he joins Nato summit vowing to hit target for spending 3.5% of GDP

Keir Starmer insisted the government will say 'precisely' how it will fund the goal of spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence at a later stage.

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16 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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16 h. ago Could Starmer lose the welfare vote — and what happens if he does?

Enough Labour MPs have signalled their opposition to potentially defeat the government’s plans

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18 h. ago UK welfare cuts: The 9 Scottish Labour MPs set to rebel against Sir Keir Starmer's government

The cuts to disability payments by Sir Keir Starmer’s government are estimated to push 250,000 people into relative poverty.

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19 h. ago Brace yourself for MORE tax rises as Keir Starmer ploughs billions into defence and the NHS and Labour backbenchers rebel over welfare cuts to pay for it

The PM will join fellow Nato leaders in The Hague today after signing up to the goal of spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.

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20 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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20 h. ago Keir Starmer heads for crucial Nato summit TODAY vowing to hit new target for spending 3.5% of GDP on defence... but ministers refuse to say where the extra £30BILLION is coming from

Keir Starmer will join fellow leaders from the military alliance in The Hague after signing up to the goal of spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.

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

It includes three MPs from Wales

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22 h. 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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