29 m. ago How Starmer went from defiant to defeated as he scrambled to get his bill over the line

The debacle over the welfare reforms has stripped Keir Starmer of his authority and left his government damaged. David Maddox tracks how the prime minister lost control

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33 m. ago Voices: Only Angela Rayner has emerged from the welfare debacle with her reputation intact

It took the intervention of the deputy prime minister to persuade the prime minister that the game was up – now some Labour MPs are wondering if she’ll replace him, writes John Rentoul

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3 h. ago Starmer defends welfare reform package despite climbdown over Pip

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was forced to shelve key elements of the welfare reform plan to limit a Labour revolt.

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5 h. ago Kill the bill: Who are the five London Labour MPs who tried to block Keir Starmer's welfare reforms?

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

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6 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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6 h. ago Welfare cuts chaos: Tax rises loom within months after Starmer's 'shambolic' benefit reforms 'saved nothing'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves now faces a £5 billion hole in her tax and spending plans

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7 h. ago Welfare cuts chaos: Tax rises loom within months after Keir Starmer's 'shambolic' welfare cuts climbdown

Chancellor Rachel Reeves now faces a fiscal headache as a forecast £4.8billion in welfare savings have been whittled away to nothing

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8 h. ago Welfare cuts chaos: Tax rises 'are more likely' after Keir Starmer's 'shambolic' welfare cuts climbdown

Chancellor Rachel Reeves now faces a fiscal headache as a forecast £4.8billion in welfare savings have been whittled away to nothing

Economics

14 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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19 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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19 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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19 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

Economics

19 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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20 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

Events

21 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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21 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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26 h. ago Who are the key Labour figures leading the charge against Keir Starmer's benefits cuts?

Dozens of Labour MPs are said to still be uneasy about the tweaked welfare reforms as the government heads to a crunch vote

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29 h. ago Disability benefits cuts: The Scottish MPs who will vote to try and block Keir Starmer's welfare cuts

Sir Keir Starmer is set to face his biggest rebellion since taking office over his proposals to cut disability benefits.

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30 h. ago Labour braces for biggest rebellion of Starmer era over welfare reform

Some 39 MPs back new amendment designed to kill bill ahead of Tuesday vote

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44 h. ago The sound of silence for Liz Kendall was a big problem for Starmer beyond welfare reform

Labour MPs refusing to show approval for the changes to the welfare reform bill shows a change of mood on the backbenches, observes David Maddox

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