2 h. ago Labour rebels say ‘you can’t suspend us all’ as they hit back at threats over benefits cuts vote

Whips have even tried to recruit popular Labour MPs to convince their colleagues to back the measures in a bid to stave off the rebellion

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8 h. ago Starmer faces benefits showdown with Labour rebels on July 1 as they vow to vote against reforms despite spiralling cost of handouts

A crunch vote on the government's new welfare legislation - seen as a test of strength for the PM - has been slated for July 1.

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3 d. ago Starmer’s PIP disability cuts could see claimants lose £10,000 a year, MPs warn

More than 100 Labour MPs could vote against Sir Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts

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4 d. ago Starmer warns Labour rebels there will be no more concessions on benefit cuts

The prime minister is gearing up for a political fight over welfare reform

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6 d. ago Ministers 'on resignation watch' in Labour benefits revolt as desperate Starmer 'says disability claimants can keep payments for an extra three months'

The transitional arrangements for proposed curbs to handouts look set to be extended from four weeks.

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6 d. ago Claimants set to lose disability benefits 'will get payments for an extra three months' as Keir Starmer desperately tries to quell Labour revolt

The transitional arrangements for proposed curbs to handouts look set to be extended from four weeks.

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1 week ago UN demands major action as damning report shows child poverty impact in England

A report by UNICEF has called on Keir Starmer to lift the two-child benefit limit and recruit hundreds of health visitors as data shows the grim impact on childrens' health and learning

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1 week ago LORD ASHCROFT: 'We can sniff Starmer's fear of Farage' say voters as they back winter fuel U

Voters have been wondering what it was about Reform's surge in local elections that prompted Starmer to tighten his immigration policy and row back the winter fuel allowance cuts.

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2 w. ago Brits can skip long passport queues at major European holiday destination from this week

Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas Symonds confirmed Keir Starmer's deal with the EU was delivering benefits already - allowing holidaymakers to zip through eGates instead of lengthy passport queues

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2 w. ago 'Nazi' row spirals after Attorney General 'compares' Tories and Reform on ECHR to 1930s Germany

Shadow paymaster general Richard Holden said Lord Hermer’s isn’t ‘fit to be our Attorney General’

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2 w. ago Starmer and Farage in ‘race to the bottom’ on child benefit cap, says Badenoch

Campaigners say the cap exacerbates child poverty and has had a minimal impact on birth rate or family size.

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2 w. ago BBC Question Time audience snigger at guest's 'saucy' remark amid benefit showdown

Question Time, held in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on Thursday, saw the panel discuss the two-child benefit cap, which Keir Starmer has this week hinted at easing

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3 w. ago DWP reveals the 700,000 people who will avoid Starmer’s PIP benefits changes

Minister for social security and disability Sir Stephen Timms confirmed which group will be unaffected by PIP changes

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3 w. ago Farage’s pledges to slash taxes don’t add up, top economists warn

Nigel Farage has pledged billions of pounds of tax cuts and painted Reform UK as the true ‘party of workers’

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3 w. ago Farage declares Reform is ‘party of the workers’ as he vows to trash Starmer’s legacy

Nigel Farage challenged Sir Keir Starmer to a debate in a working man’s club in former Labour ‘red wall’ heartlands

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3 w. ago Farage parks his tanks on Labour's lawn: Reform will vow to scrap two

Nigel Farage is attempting to outflank Keir Starmer by committing to scrap the two-child benefit cap and fully restore winter fuel payments.

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3 w. ago Half of ‘red wall’ voters disapprove of Labour’s handing of benefits, says poll

Reform UK most trusted on benefits with Nigel Farage expected to say he would scrap two-child limitNearly half of all “red wall” voters disapprove of the way Keir Starmer’s government has dealt with benefits-related policy, a poll has found, as ministers faced continued pressure over winter fuel and disability payments, and the two-child benefit cap.According to the survey across 42 traditionally Labour seats won by the Conservatives in 2019, 48% of all voters had a somewhat or strongly negative view of the government’s handling of the policies, against 25% who approved. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Half of ‘red wall’ voters disapprove of Labour’s handling of benefits, says poll

Reform UK most trusted on benefits with Nigel Farage expected to say he would scrap two-child limitNearly half of all “red wall” voters disapprove of the way Keir Starmer’s government has dealt with benefits-related policy, a poll has found, as ministers faced continued pressure over winter fuel and disability payments, and the two-child benefit cap.According to the survey across 42 traditionally Labour seats won by the Conservatives in 2019, 48% of all voters had a somewhat or strongly negative view of the government’s handling of the policies, against 25% who approved. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Labour is taking the Pip – and disabled people have had enough | Cherylee Houston

I am in tears reading the stories of what might happen if these further cuts go ahead, which is why I’ve joined forces with others to demand actionDisabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cutsWhy have so many deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent public figures pulled together to launch the campaign #TakingThePIP?Every area of life as a disabled person is difficult – employment, social situations, healthcare, education, transport and by far the most pervasive and arduous: other people’s attitudes. Everything is a fight, but this feels like a fight too far. If Labour goes ahead with its proposed benefits cuts to tighten the eligibility criteria for personal independence payment (Pip) and reduce or lose the health element of universal credit, many people in my community don’t know how they will survive. Make no bones about it: this could be a matter of life and death for some people. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Disabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cuts

Exclusive: More than 100 people including Liz Carr and Rosie Jones sign letter criticising Pip and universal credit changesMore than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people, including Liz Carr, Rosie Jones, Ruth Madeley and Cherylee Houston, have called on the prime minister to abandon “inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”.In an open letter to Keir Starmer before a planned Commons vote next month, they argue that the government’s plan to reduce eligibility to personal independence payment (Pip) and the health component of universal credit is a matter of “survival” and “basic human rights”. Continue reading...

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