US EditionWho Are the 47 Labour MPs Who Rebelled in the Welfare Reforms Vote?
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 9 – Labour passed the welfare reform bill by 336 to 242 votes despite 47 MPs rebelling over concerns about cuts to Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment.
- The UK Government passed the Universal Credit Bill last week with 336 votes to 242, despite 47 Labour MPs rebelling in the Commons.
- The Government removed the personal independence payment reforms from the Bill to appease backbenchers and promised to delay PIP changes until after a review.
- Labour rebels and MPs such as Andy McDonald criticized the Bill for cutting support and discouraging work, while others warned it risks harming disabled people and increasing poverty.
- The Bill aims to tackle work disincentives and protect those not expected to work, but Neil Duncan-Jordan highlighted a planned £2 billion cut affecting over 750,000 future Universal Credit health claims.
- The Bill's passage suggests further scrutiny in the House of Lords and ongoing concerns about its impact on disability support and welfare fairness.
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“Labour MPs who have been concerned about disciplinary measures … have decided to prioritise the welfare of their constituents” By Ben Folley MPs discussion of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill completed on Wednesday night, with a second day of backbench Labour MPs condemning the government’s punitive welfare agenda. After 49 Labour MPs voted against the second reading, the same total of Labour MPs rejected the third …
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