Sir Keir Starmer faces biggest rebellion of his premiership over welfare cuts

Labour Fissures Over Cuts Test Starmer Vows on Tax and Borrowing

(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer is poised to slash the UK’s ballooning benefits bill next week, setting the scene for a moment of political danger that his own supporters concede will be his toughest domestic test yet amid calls from within the governing Labour Party to raise taxes or borrowing instead.

Why is Rachel Reeves Cutting Benefits Before Defunding Gay Porn Studies? – The Daily Sceptic

Rachel Reeves is eyeing £6 billion of welfare cuts in the spring Budget. But why cut benefits and winter fuel allowances when you're still funding 'gay porn studies' and 'queer archives', wonders Charlotte Gill.

Faiza Shaheen calls out Labour government for 'shocking' welfare cuts

Activist Faiza Shaheen has slammed the Labour Party for their planned welfare cuts, and has called for a tax on the "ultra rich" instead.

Sir Keir Starmer suffers cabinet uprising over UK spending cuts

Opposition grows to plans in areas such as welfare but prime minister insists he will not bend rules to allow more borrowing

Can Starmer stave off a rebellion over welfare cuts?

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the government's planned welfare reforms - insisting that the cost of benefits was going through the roof - and the current system couldn't be justified on moral or economic terms.

Welfare reform: are more cuts the answer?

Few Labour MPs entered politics to cut social security, but with a "cash-strapped" government "promising sweeping reform", they now face a "major test of loyalty" to Keir Starmer, said Politico.Just eight months after winning power on a pledge to break with 14 years of austerity, Starmer is planning a "fresh overhaul" of welfare, including potential cuts to disability benefits.Ministers are yet to publish their plans, but haven't denied reports …