US EditionPM repeats 'moral case' for welfare cuts despite major rebellion among Labour MPs
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the Welfare Reform Bill will be voted on Tuesday amid growing opposition from over 100 Labour MPs.
- The bill follows last week's legislation introducing a 13-week phase-out period for existing disability and universal credit claimants to ease transition.
- More than 100 Labour MPs signed an amendment opposing cuts expected to affect 800,000 disabled people and 150,000 unpaid carers, calling for the planned cuts to be dropped.
- Elections expert John Curtice highlighted public scepticism about the reforms, noting benefits are widely dispersed but costs are concentrated, and the government faces limited political levers.
- The vote will determine the future of UK welfare as the government insists reform is necessary to address an unsustainable system that currently disincentivises work.
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ThePatriotLight - Defiant UK PM Starmer defends leadership as welfare rebellion grows
ThePatriotLight - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to lead his party into the next general election and rejected suggestions he was failing to listen to the concerns of his party on Wednesday, as he faces a growing rebellion from lawmakers over welfare reform.Defiant UK PM Starmer defends leadership as welfare rebellion grows
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