US EditionStarmer survives rebellion as welfare cuts pass key vote
- On July 1, 2025, Prime Minister Keir Starmer secured a crucial victory in the House of Commons with the passage of a welfare reform bill.
- The bill faced strong internal opposition, especially over disability benefit cuts, forcing Starmer to introduce last-minute concessions to avoid defeat.
- The vote passed 335 to 260, with an amendment shelving changes to Personal Independence Payments until a review completes in autumn 2026.
- Labour faces criticism as disabled people's groups and MPs call the bill cruel and 'Dickensian,' and the bill's savings shrank from £5 billion to about £2 billion.
- The bill's passage reduces Starmer's reform ambitions and highlights party divisions, suggesting ongoing challenges in passing flagship legislation.
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Welfare bill passes crunch vote after dramatic PIP U-turn - what you need to know - The Mirror
Plans to restrict eligibility for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) were shelved at the eleventh hour to see off a Labour rebellion - gutting the Government's welfare reforms
·London, United Kingdom
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The British government succeeded on Tuesday in getting the House of Commons to pass its controversial welfare system bill, although it did so after giving up some of its key reforms and in the midst of an unprecedented internal rebellion since the Labour Party’s coming to power last year. The text, which received 335 votes in favour and 260 against, a majority of 75, was approved in a far removed version of its original proposal, after a series …
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