17 h. ago PIP cuts chaos as Government makes last minute DWP changes – how it impacts you

The chaotic scenes were extraordinary for a Government with a working majority of 165 – and just under a year since Sir Starmer won a landslide general election victory

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35 h. ago Disability Rebellion says welfare bill will 'strip people of their independence'

Protest forum and organisation, Disability Rebellion, calls out Prime Minister Keir Starmer for PIP cuts that will strip people of their independence, wages and strand them in their homes.

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45 h. ago Labour benefits cuts latest: Starmer braces for major rebellion over crunch welfare bill vote today

More than 120 Labour backbenchers had signed an amendment that would have effectively killed the legislation

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53 h. ago Labour benefits cuts latest: Rebels urge Starmer to ‘think again’ as PM tries to quell party mutiny

More than 130 Labour backbenchers had signed an amendment that would have effectively killed the legislation

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56 h. ago No 10 plan to avert Labour welfare rebellion in chaos amid division over scale of concessions

MPs including select committee chairs express doubts that concessions agreed last week go far enoughDowning Street’s plans to see off a major Labour welfare rebellion were in chaos on Monday night, amid continued brinkmanship between MPs and the government over the scale of the concessions.There was significant division between government departments over how to respond to rebels’ demands – with seemingly little idea how to quell continuing anger ahead of the knife-edge vote on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago 'Cruel' DWP PIP cuts dubbed 'unfair and unjust' as Starmer handed 'dangerous' warning

The Government already conceded that the tightening of qualifying criteria will only impact new applicants from November 2026, meaning current recipients are protected from the changes

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60 h. ago Labour benefits cuts latest: Rebels still threatening to reject welfare bill as Kendall says U

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall updated MPs on government’s changes to controversial bill

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64 h. ago Labour benefits cuts latest: 150,000 more Britons to be dragged into poverty despite Starmer’s welfare U

Around 50 MPs are still thought to be planning to rebel against the bill in a crunch vote on Tuesday

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66 h. ago Labour benefits cuts latest: Pressure piles on Starmer after Burnham tells MPs to vote down welfare bill

Around 50 MPs are still thought to be planning to rebel against the bill in a crunch vote on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Disabled people ‘could face extra costs of £15k a year by end of the decade’ as welfare vote looms

Government ‘must change course’ on ‘catastrophic’ welfare cuts, disability charity urges

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5 d. 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 d. ago Keir Starmer caves in to Labour rebels with huge welfare cuts climbdown to avert humiliating Commons vote defeat

In a letter to MPs, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall revealed personal independence payments will be protected

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Health expert warns PIP cuts could affect people with three 'invisible' conditions

The eligibility rules for PIP (Personal Independence Payment) are tightening from next year

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6 d. ago Voices: If Labour cuts my PIP, I lose everything I have worked for

Rachel Charlton-Dailey receives a personal independence payment of £558 each month, which enables her to live with various debilitating and neurodivergent conditions – but, under government plans, she won’t qualify for it. Instead, she will be forced to leave her accessible bungalow and find a job she worries will push her mentally and physically to breaking point

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6 d. ago PIP cuts spark fears claimants with 3 'invisible conditions' could lose out

The DWP benefit is designed to help cover the extra costs of living with a health condition

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7 d. ago At least 16 people killed and 400 injured in Kenyan protests

Police clashed with people marching in Nairobi and other areas to honour those killed in protests last yearAt least 16 people have been killed and 400 injured in Kenya as a nationwide demonstration to honour those killed during last year’s anti-government protests turned chaotic, with police clashing with protesters in different parts of the country.Amnesty Kenya’s executive director, Irũngũ Houghton, said the death toll had been verified by the government-funded Kenya national commission on human rights. “Most were killed by police,” he said. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Voices: Faced with a growing Labour rebellion against welfare cuts, Keir Starmer has one least

The prime minister has belatedly been making the case for benefit reform and changes to PIP payments to calm his mutinous backbenchers – but, a year on from his historic election win, it risks becoming an issue of confidence in his leadership, says Andrew Grice

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7 d. ago Angela Rayner defies 120 Labour MPs by refusing to pull showdown Commons vote on benefit cuts

There are rumours the government was set to pull the proposed welfare reforms bill amid a major Labour rebellion

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7 d. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Do you support Keir Starmer’s welfare reform plans?

Have your say: As the government prepares to make one of the most significant changes to welfare in over a decade, we want to know where you stand

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