US EditionBlame Game Engulfs Labour over Botched Welfare Reforms
- With the Commons vote looming, the UK Government delayed plans to restrict personal independence payment eligibility until after a review, just 90 minutes before the vote to avert a large Labour rebellion.
- Amid a Labour revolt, 49 MPs opposed the welfare bill, prompting Timms to intervene during tense negotiations to prevent defeat.
- The government announced a 90-minute notice to delay PIP changes until autumn 2026, passing the bill 335-260 with a majority of 75, to secure support amid internal dissent.
- Concessions have created nearly £5 billion shortfall, undermining fiscal targets and increasing pressure on Chancellor Reeves to find additional funds.
- More broadly, the Institute for Fiscal Studies predicts no net savings over four years, as the PIP review due by autumn 2025 will influence future legislation and delay significant reforms.
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UK markets roil as weakening government cancels spending cuts
The credibility of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the United Kingdom‘s fiscal situation were further undermined this week when Starmer abandoned reforms to the country’s bloated welfare system. The minimal reforms, spearheaded by Chancellor Rachel Reeves (the U.K.’s more powerful equivalent of the treasury secretary), were designed to reduce the deficit by $7 billion a year by 2030. The reforms centered on strengthened eligibility safeguards fo…
On Tuesday, 1 July, British Members of Parliament were considering a bill to reform social benefits for adults with disabilities or chronically ill persons, which should allow for savings and return to employment. The text has given rise to a sling in the left wing of the Labour majority.
Starmer makes dramatic welfare U-turn to quell Labour revolt
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made a dramatic U-turn on planned disability and sickness benefit cuts delaying key reforms in a bid to quell a major internal Labour rebellion and avoid a humiliating parliamentary defeat
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