63 m. ago Labour welfare bill latest: Starmer warned secret rebels ready to sink benefits cuts in key vote today

Commons to vote on legislation today as dozens of Labour MPs still set to rebel

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1 hour ago Starmer braced for biggest rebellion of premiership as Labour MPs rail against benefit cuts

PM facing criticism from backbenchers over welfare bill ahead of key vote on Tuesday

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2 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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10 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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14 h. ago Even after the welfare rebellion, it is too soon to write off Keir Starmer

Editorial: Labour’s messy compromise over cuts to disability benefit is an unfortunate way to mark a first year in office, but the prime minister still has much to be proud of

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer still battling disability benefit cuts revolt as U

Keir Starmer offered major concessions on welfare reforms to avoid a Commons defeat - but the Government's own analysis suggests 150,000 people could still be pushed into poverty

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer left to sweat as Labour rebels apply heat over benefit cuts

Labour MPs line up to demand more changes to planned benefit cuts as rebels

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17 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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17 h. ago Liz Kendall makes statement to MPs about welfare bill concessions – UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary speaks to parliament as No 10 disputes figures showing benefit cuts to push 150,000 more into povertyThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the concesssions announced last week, the welfare cuts will still push an extra 150,000 people into relative poverty.Here is the key chart from the document. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Sadiq Khan doubles down in row with Prime Minister over benefits cuts

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is still facing backlash amid concern the welfare reforms will create a ‘two-tier’ benefits system

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20 h. ago No 10 disputes figures showing benefit cuts to push 150,000 more into poverty – UK politics live

No 10 spokesperson says ‘poverty modelling is subject to uncertainty’ and cites investment in health and care systemThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the concesssions announced last week, the welfare cuts will still push an extra 150,000 people into relative poverty.Here is the key chart from the document. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago DWP benefit cuts to push 150,000 people into poverty despite partial U

The figure is down from the 250,000 extra people estimated to have been left in relative poverty after housing costs under the original proposals.

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20 h. ago Benefits cuts could force 150,000 more people into poverty despite U

The figure is down from the 250,000 extra people estimated to have been left in relative poverty by 2030 under the original plans

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20 h. ago DWP says 150,000 more people pushed into poverty by benefit cuts, not 250,000 as forecast said before U

Analysis says, allowing for concessions to welfare bill announced last week, cuts will still push people into relative povertyThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the concesssions announced last week, the welfare cuts will still push an extra 150,000 people into relative poverty.Here is the key chart from the document. Continue reading...

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21 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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23 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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23 h. ago Scots Labour MPs still undecided about UK Government benefit cuts

EXCLUSIVE: The Record understands several Scottish MPs could still rebel against the Government over its planned welfare reforms.

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29 h. ago Benefit cuts show welfare state is not safe in Labour Government hands

In his Daily Record column, First Minister John Swinney lays into the UK Government's plans for welfare cuts.

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63 h. ago Keir Starmer issues vow to Britain's vulnerable after benefit cuts U

In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference that came after a major U-turn on reforms in the face of a backbench rebellion, he said fixing the "broken" system must be done in a "Labour way"

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3 d. ago Starmer ‘must hike taxes’ to plug £4.5bn black hole after welfare U

Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turn now leaves the government with a choice between raising taxes or cutting spending elsewhere

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