5 h. ago Humiliation as Keir Starmer wins vote on welfare only after farcical climbdown on welfare reform plans

On a shambolic day for Labour, the Prime Minister dropped his flagship plan to cut disability benefits just hours after ministers had insisted they were going ahead.

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6 h. ago From landslide to mudslide, the PM's been buried under the sludge of Labour dissent: QUENTIN LETTS on the welfare reform vote

Welfare minister Liz Kendall summoned all the resolution in her slender veins. 'This Government,' she squeaked, 'must not and will not duck the big challenges!' Three and a bit hours later: capitulation.

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7 h. ago Labour welfare bill latest: Starmer’s benefits climbdown heaps pressure on Reeves as it will deliver ‘no savings’

Rebel Labour MPs have also lost their attempt to halt the Government’s welfare reforms

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9 h. ago Keir Starmer hit by new major rebellion as 49 Labour MPs refuse to back his government's welfare cuts

Ministers had taken drastic action as furious MPs lined up in the Commons to attack the plan to make it harder to claim Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and health-related universal credit.

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10 h. ago How Labour welfare vote rebellion compares to previous revolts by MPs

Keir Starmer has suffered a blow inflicted by his own Labour MPs, but how does it stack up against previous votes under other prime ministers, including Tony Blair’s controversial policies on university tuition fees and the Iraq war?

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10 h. ago Who IS running the country, Keir? Starmer humbled as Labour rebels force him to gut benefits reforms so they will cost taxpayers MORE instead of saving £5bn

In 12 hours of carnage at Westminster, Keir Starmer's carefully-assembled truce with rebels dramatically disintegrated.

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10 h. ago Rattled Starmer scrapes through on welfare reform after last

PM suffers largest rebellion of his premiership so far, despite a climbdown in which he abandoned a key pillar of the planned cut

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10 h. ago The full list of Labour MPs who voted against Keir Starmer's welfare reform bill

In total, 44 Labour MPs voted for an amendment to scrap the controversial legislation

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11 h. ago Starmer survives by skin of his teeth – and here’s what he must do now

Sir Keir Starmer’s weaknesses have been badly exposed in a chaotic debate around his welfare reforms. He needs to start listening to his MPs, notes David Maddox

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11 h. ago Labour welfare bill latest: Starmer’s benefits cuts plan passes after last

Rebel Labour MPs have also lost their attempt to halt the Government’s welfare reforms

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11 h. ago Labour welfare bill latest: Starmer’s benefits cuts plan scrapes through Commons after key reform abandoned

MPs debating second reading of bill in Commons ahead of crunch vote

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11 h. ago Who IS running the country, Keir? Starmer humbled as Labour rebels force him to gut £5bn benefits crackdown AGAIN to survive vote

In 12 hours of carnage at Westminster, Keir Starmer's carefully-assembled truce with rebels dramatically disintegrated.

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12 h. ago Labour welfare bill latest: Starmer abandons key benefits reform in last

MPs debating second reading of bill in Commons ahead of crunch vote

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12 h. ago Starmer abandons key welfare reforms in face of Labour revolt

Plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment have been dropped until after a review of the benefit.

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12 h. ago Keir Starmer in full retreat as he waters down welfare cuts AGAIN in order to avoid his biggest ever rebellion as Labour MPs rail at 'Dickensian' benefits curbs

The Prime Minister has already humiliatingly weakened the package of welfare reforms by agreeing to only apply them to new claimants, as dozens of his MPs  vowed to defy him this evening.

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12 h. ago Voices: There is one clear winner in the welfare debate and it isn’t Liz Kendall

The work and pensions secretary was made to defend her beleaguered benefits bill without either the prime minister or chancellor – which made for a poor show indeed, says Donald Macintyre

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13 h. ago Labour welfare bill latest: Starmer offers rebel MPs fresh concession ahead of vote

MPs debating second reading of bill in Commons ahead of crunch vote

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13 h. ago Starmer set to offer Labour MPs further welfare bill concession

PM to make final attempt to get bill over the line with dozens of backbenchers still planning to vote against itUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is set to offer Labour backbenchers a further concession over disability benefits in a last-ditch attempt to limit the largest rebellion of his premiership and get his controversial welfare bill over the line.The Guardian understands the existing eligibility threshold due to be introduced for disability benefits under the new plans could now remain in place until after the completion of a review into the criteria used to assess people. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Labour MPs rail at 'Dickensian' benefits curbs and accuse Starmer of reneging on promises as PM faces his biggest revolt in Commons vote TONIGHT

Dozens of MPs are vowing to defy the PM in the Commons this evening despite him already having humiliatingly weakened the package of benefits curbs.

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14 h. ago No 10 considers further concessions on welfare bill just hours before vote – UK politics live

Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot says another concession to rebels MPs is possible Compass, the leftwing group urging Labour to be more pluralistic, has put out a statement condemning the UC and Pip bill. Its director, Neal Lawson, said:If your own friends are telling you to put the brakes on, then something has clearly gone wrong. Despite the government’s line, this legislation does not advance Labour values. It is fundamentally at odds with them, and with the views of the mainstream of the party and civil society.”MPs from across the House, and especially the Labour side, must back Rachael Maskell’s reasoned amendment. This bill’s creation of a three-tiered social security system would condemn thousands to poverty and could lose Labour the next election.A bill of this magnitude should have been co-produced with disabled people and our organisations from the very start.Now, ministers scramble to promise ‘consultation’ as one small part of the process. That is too litt...

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