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Starmer offers Labour MPs major welfare bill concession | Welfare

Keir Starmer has offered Labour backbenchers a major concession over disability benefits in a last-ditch attempt to limit the largest rebellion of his premiership and get his controversial welfare bill over the line. Stephen Timms, the welfare minister, told MPs on Tuesday afternoon the government would shelve plans to make major cuts to personal independence […]

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Labour rebel claims Starmer risks defeat on welfare bill with ‘loads’ of MPs planning to vote against it – UK politics live | Politics

Will welfare bill go through? Pippa Crerar on latest state of play This is from Pippa Crerar, the Guardian’s political editor, with her latest take on the state of play ahead of the start of the debate on the UC and Pip bill. Meg Hillier, who tabled the original wrecking amendment to welfare bill, confirms

Labour rebel claims Starmer risks defeat on welfare bill with ‘loads’ of MPs planning to vote against it – UK politics live | Politics Read More »

DWP says 150,000 more people pushed into poverty by benefit cuts, not 250,000 as forecast said before U-turn – UK politics live | Politics

DWP says 150,000 more people pushed into poverty by benefit cuts – not 250,000 as forecast said before U-turn The 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

DWP says 150,000 more people pushed into poverty by benefit cuts, not 250,000 as forecast said before U-turn – UK politics live | Politics Read More »

Starmer’s disability benefit concessions are not enough, says rebel Labour whip | Welfare

The Labour whip who resigned in protest against disability benefit cuts has said Keir Starmer’s concessions do not yet go far enough to win her over, as No 10 launched a fresh attempt to stem the revolt against its welfare bill. Vicky Foxcroft, who quit her frontbench role over the welfare bill a little more

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