US EditionHow Did My Merseyside MP Vote on Controversial Welfare Cuts - Liverpool Echo
- On Tuesday evening, Keir Starmer's government shelved plans to restrict PIP eligibility 90 minutes before the vote, averting Commons defeat after internal revolt and Sir Stephen Timms's review delay.
- When 49 Labour MPs rebelled over welfare cuts, frantic negotiations in Westminster led to a last-minute U-turn on PIP eligibility restrictions.
- Labour's welfare concessions created a £4.8 billion fiscal gap, with IFS and Resolution Foundation warning of no net savings by 2029/30, halving Reeves's margin of error.
- The revised welfare bill, gutted by concessions, remains in tatters and has been branded 'farcical' by critics, undermining its original reform goals.
- The Timms review scheduled for autumn 2026 will delay welfare reforms, with Chancellor Reeves potentially needing to find £5 billion in the autumn budget, leaving long-term savings uncertain.
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Welfare U-turn raises questions over Labour’s tax plans
Sir Keir Starmer will face a grilling from MPs on Wednesday as he attempts to repair relations with his backbenchers.
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