5 h. ago PM Keir Starmer suspends MPs over 'persistent k***headery' in brutal warning to rebels

At least three Labour MPs have been suspended from the parliamentary party in a political bloodbath, with one Labour source accusing them of "persistent k***headery"

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5 h. ago Starmer kicks out Labour's welfare rebels: PM sets up major clash with party as hardline anti

Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Neil Duncan-Jordan, who have all been in the Commons less than a year, are reported to have been disciplined for 'persistent breaches of party discipline'.

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer suspends four Labour MPs over 'persistent breaches of party discipline'

At least four Labour MPs have been stripped of the Labour party whip over ‘persistent breaches of party discipline’

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer suspends Labour rebels after repeated backbench revolts

Labour prime minister seeks to reassert his authority

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6 h. ago Three Labour MPs suspended by the party for 'persistent' defiance of Keir Starmer as PM turns on backbench welfare rebels

Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Neil Duncan-Jordan, who have all been in the Commons less than a year, are reported to have been disciplined for 'persistent breaches of party discipline'.

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6 h. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer suspends 'at least three Labour MPs over discipline breaches'

Keir Starmer has reportedly suspended three Labour MPs over 'persistent breaches of party discipline' - We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story

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6 h. ago Labour MPs suspended by Keir Starmer over 'persistent breaches of party discipline'

At least three Labour MPs are reportedly being stripped of the Labour party whip over ‘persistent breaches of party discipline’

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10 h. ago PIP applicants issued key advice by former DWP assessor after cut 'delays'

Keir Starmer was forced to delete the entire PIP section from the welfare bill due to a Labour rebellion as claimants have been left unclear and 'confused' about the future of the scheme

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4 d. ago How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now

The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion

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7 d. ago Who are the 47 Labour MPs who rebelled in the welfare reforms vote?

Mother of the House Diane Abbott, former minister Dawn Butler, and Andy McDonald were among those who voted against the Government.

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7 d. ago Government sees off backbench rebellion as welfare reforms clear Commons

‘If you can work, you should,’ social security minister Sir Stephen Timms told MPs before they voted on the welfare reforms.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer survives another welfare rebellion amid outrage at DWP disability cuts

Forty five Labour MPs voted against the Government's stripped-down welfare Bill - with backbencher Rachael Maskell branding it a 'stain' on the party

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1 week ago Readers’ letters: Labour rebels were elected with a welfare reform mandate

A reader says Rachel Reeves’ tears would be understandable if they were about Labour rebels wrecking her work to reform the benefits system

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1 week ago Starmer finally bolsters Reeves after her tears in the Commons spook markets

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

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1 week ago Starmer backs tearful Reeves – but refuses to rule out tax rises after welfare debacle

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

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2 w. ago No 10 defends chancellor after day of bitter recriminations over welfare bill fiasco

Rachel Reeves said to have PM’s full backing after she was in tears in the Commons amid fallout of Labour’s welfare bill U-turnKeir Starmer has been forced to defend his chancellor after a day in which the bitter recriminations over Labour’s welfare bill fiasco appeared to leave Rachel Reeves in tears and the markets in turmoil.Ministers said there would be long-lasting implications for the government’s spending priorities after it was forced to abandon the central plank of its welfare changes to prevent a damaging defeat by rebel MPs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer fails to back tearful Reeves – or rule out tax rises – after welfare debacle

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s welfare rebellion: Starmer must learn from his mistakes | Editorial

A poorly devised cuts policy was mis-sold as reform and MPs were dismissed when they pointed out the problemA clash between the government and Labour MPs over disability benefits was foreseeable long before this week’s Commons rebellion. That doesn’t mean a crisis was inevitable. Compromise might have been reached before the 11th-hour climbdown that averted a defeat in parliament.The conflagration that burned a lot of Sir Keir Starmer’s authority was all the greater because trust had broken down. The twin causes were failure of political judgment in Downing Street and bad policy. The prime minister underestimated the potency of MPs’ objections to the withdrawal of personal independence payment (Pip) from disabled people, and overestimated the capacity of his whips to bully and cajole his party into accepting the changes.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to...

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2 w. ago 'I'm under so much pressure': What Rachel Reeves said before mystery tears as markets tumble and No10 frantically denies Starmer bust

The Chancellor is said to have made the admission to Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle before taking her seat for an extraordinary session of Prime Minister's Questions.

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves' mystery tears send markets tumbling as No10 frantically denies Starmer bust

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was sitting next to Keir Starmer as he insisted the smoking ruin of his benefits reforms would still make things better.

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