Stortford MP Joins Call for Government to Think Again on Benefit Cuts

Stortford MP joins call for Government to think again on benefit cuts

Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean has joined Labour rebels who want to amend the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill.

108 Labour MPs Rebel to Halt Devastating Disability Benefits Cuts

Labour MPs have launched a significant rebellion against the Government’s Green Paper disability benefit cuts with an amendment that could kill its welfare bill, spearheaded by senior select committee chairs. The amendment – which has been signed by 108 MPs – declines to pass the Government’s welfare changes and calls for a pause, including for further consultation and for support to be in place before any further cuts are made.  The Universal C…

Labour Rebels Rise Against Disability Benefit Cuts

Share this post: It’s happening. At least 80 Labour MPs [UPDATE 12.15pm, June 24: more than 123 Labour MPs are now part of this] have defied Sir Keir Starmer’s line and signed a "reasoned amendment" to kill the government’s planned disability cuts bill — officially known as the Universal Credit and Personal Independence [...] The post Labour MPs are rebelling against disability cuts – let’s make sure they win appeared first on Vox Political.