Quarter of Scottish Labour MPs Join Welfare Rebellion

Ben Knight: How we can revive the capitalist dream

Ben Knight is a former civil servant turned Parliamentary Researcher, who embarked on a three-year career in adult social care at the beginning of the pandemic. He has since worked in sales. Our nation faces a perfect storm of intractable political and economic tides. The government is grappling with the issue of welfare reform, seeking to shrink an ever-ballooning bill for both the out-of-work young and the state-pensionable old. Access to the …

Inside the blame game as the welfare rebellion grows

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. Labour is still reeling over a rebellion by one in four of its MPs on the…

In full: every Scottish Labour MP who has joined welfare rebellion

Scottish Labour MPs have joined a significant rebellion against the UK Government's flagship welfare reforms. Here is the full list.

Quarter of Scottish Labour MPs join welfare rebellion

Ten of the party's parliamentarians have signed an amendment seeking to blocking controversial reforms.

Scottish Labour MPs set to rebel on UK welfare reform – see the full list

MORE than 100 Labour MPs have lined up to oppose the UK Government’s proposed changes to disability benefits ...

Sarwar Under Pressure as Labour Rebels Over Disability Benefit Cuts

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is facing mounting pressure to reject planned cuts to disability benefits as a growing number of his party colleagues break ranks with UK leader Keir Starmer. More than 120 Labour MPs have now signed up to an internal campaign to block the proposed changes, which critics say would push hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people further into poverty. That includes a quarter of Scottish Labour’s own MPs, alongsid…