10 h. ago Sadiq Khan leads huge Labour revolt against Keir Starmer's benefit cuts as Kemi Badenoch offers to save PM

City Hall warned that disabled Londoners face losses of between £3,800 and £5,700 a year if Labour reforms approved

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11 h. ago Kemi Badenoch offers to rescue Starmer’s welfare reforms as Labour rebellion grows

The prime minister has been warned that using Tory votes to pass his welfare reforms against a rebellion of more than 100 Labour MPs would be ‘shameful’

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12 h. ago Labour rebels hit back at Keir Starmer as DWP disability benefit cut revolt grows

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to press on with the controversial reforms to disability benefits - despite being rocked by a revolt of at least 119 Labour MPs

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12 h. ago Sadiq Khan slams Keir Starmer's benefit cuts for 'destroying safety net for too many disabled Londoners'

City Hall warned that disabled Londoners face losses of between £3,800 and £5,700 a year

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12 h. ago Starmer vows to press on with welfare cuts despite Labour rebellion

Opponents of government bill seek to pressure ministers into making changes to benefit reforms

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15 h. ago Starmer risks humiliating defeat as he vows to press on with benefit cuts in face of revolt by 100 Labour MPs

MPs in London backing the rebel move against the welfare reforms include Dame Meg Hillier, Florence Eshalomi, Ruth Cadbury, Diane Abbott and Dawn Butler

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16 h. ago Starmer ignores Labour rebels’ pleas on welfare reforms as he vows to press ahead with cuts

Around a dozen ministers are understood to be considering rebelling against the legislation, while 108 Labour MPs have signed a new amendment which would stop the bill in its tracks

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16 h. ago Could Starmer lose the welfare vote — and what happens if he does?

Enough Labour MPs have signalled their opposition to potentially defeat the government’s plans

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18 h. ago UK welfare cuts: The 9 Scottish Labour MPs set to rebel against Sir Keir Starmer's government

The cuts to disability payments by Sir Keir Starmer’s government are estimated to push 250,000 people into relative poverty.

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18 h. ago Fifteen London MPs join major revolt against Starmer's welfare cuts in biggest test for PM since taking office

MPs in the capital backing a rebel move include Dame Meg Hillier, Florence Eshalomi, Ruth Cadbury, Diane Abbott and Dawn Butler

Economics

19 h. ago Brace yourself for MORE tax rises as Keir Starmer ploughs billions into defence and the NHS and Labour backbenchers rebel over welfare cuts to pay for it

The PM will join fellow Nato leaders in The Hague today after signing up to the goal of spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.

Economics

19 h. ago Why defeat on unpopular welfare reforms could prove to be the end of Starmer

After less than a year as prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing a rebellion on a crucial policy which could leave him severely weakened or even force him out, warns David Maddox

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19 h. ago 'No escaping' welfare reforms, says Starmer close ally as more than 100 Labour MPs threaten major revolt

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden defended proposed welfare cuts as a ‘good package’ which would protect people unable to work while making the benefits system sustainable

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20 h. ago Nine Scottish Labour MPs support bid to block UK Government welfare cuts bill

The major rebellion comes amid growing fears about the impact of the changes on disabled people.

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21 h. ago Over 100 rebel Labour MPs launch bid to block welfare cuts as Keir Starmer faces crisis

More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a major amendment that blocks the Government's PIP and Universal Credit welfare reforms - but a minister today said the move is not sensible

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36 h. ago Labour MPs ready to rebel against welfare reforms despite deselection threat

MPs claim that they have been threatened with suspension from the party and even deselection ahead of crunch welfare vote next week

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4 d. ago Rebel backbenchers threaten to form 'Labour 2' if Keir Starmer kicks them out for opposing welfare cuts

Senior ministers including Deputy PM Angela Rayner have refused to rule out stripping party MPs of the whip if they oppose changes to payments for disabled people.

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5 d. 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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9 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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1 week ago Reeves faces welfare revolt after Labour rebels rejected an 'olive branch' designed to head off a Commons mutiny over benefit cuts

The Chancellor is facing a ferocious backlash from her own MPs over plans to trim £5 billion from the benefits bill.

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