Kendall 'firm in convictions' ahead of welfare vote

Welfare reform legislation to be debated next month, MPs told

The Government has faced backlash from some Labour MPs over the ‘damaging disability benefit cuts’, which it said could save up to £5 billion a year. Proposed legislation to reform the welfare system will be debated by MPs for the first time next month, Commons Leader Lucy Powell has announced. MPs are also expected to vote on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on July 1, when it receives its second reading in the Common…

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Charities urged MPs to reject changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit, which the Government's own assessment said risked pushing people into poverty

Liz Kendall 'firm in convictions' ahead of welfare vote

The work and pensions secretary defends cuts that have angered more than 100 Labour backbenchers.

Minister unable to say how much the changes in the Welfare Bill announced today will end up costing

Liz Kendall was unable to say how much the changes in the proposed Welfare Bill will end up costing.

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Disability campaigners say the cuts will be 'catastrophic' for many people with disabilities