Why The Government's Welfare Cuts Risk A Big Labour Rebellion

Keir Starmer hit by frontbench resignation as Labour rebels plot to defeat PM over £5bn benefits cut

Sir Keir Starmer has been hit with a frontbench resignation as Labour rebels plot to defeat the Prime Minister over his decision to slash Britain's benefits bill by £5billion

Andy Cook: Jeremy Hunt is right – it’s time to grasp the nettle on mental health benefits

Andy Cook is Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Justice. Few issues are as explosive in British politics as welfare reform. But just as the smell of cordite following the blazing row over winter fuel payments is wafting away, an even bigger battle on benefits looms on the horizon. This conversation is long overdue. Since 2020, the number of households where no one has ever worked has doubled. The working-age welfare bill – driven by a surg…

Towards a progressive future for welfare - Red Pepper

David Matthews examines how the welfare state is used against the working class - and how we can imagine a more liberatory welfare system The post Towards a progressive future for welfare appeared first on Red Pepper.

Welfare cuts vote could be the government's biggest parliamentary test to date

Dozens of Labour MPs feel that what was promised as a plan to support disabled people into work has instead turned into a cost-cutting exercise to shave £5bn off the budget.

Labour rebellion brewing over welfare reform plans

Fairness for the people who need support and fairness for the taxpayer’ – that was what Work & Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said she was aiming for as she set out the details of the government’s plan to reform  disability benefits. But the proposal to tighten the eligibility for Personal Independence Payments, or PIPs, is worrying not only disability charities but many Labour backbenchers, despite assurances of protection for the claimants wit…

PM braces for major backbench rebellion as ‘horrendous’ welfare reforms published

Charities warned Keir Starmer’s cuts will drive disabled people into poverty