US EditionSir Keir Starmer Tries to Contain Rebellion Among Labour MPs over Welfare Reforms
UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 21 – Labour MPs are divided as the government aims to cut disability benefit spending by £5 billion annually, with 90% of current Personal Independence Payment claimants expected to keep benefits.
- Labour MPs are preparing to vote in the coming weeks on a bill that proposes significant changes to welfare benefits, including reforms affecting disability payments.
- The reforms, introduced in March under the Government’s welfare Green Paper and led by the department responsible for work and pensions, seek to reduce escalating disability benefit costs and promote employment among those currently receiving sickness support, despite facing substantial resistance.
- Dozens of MPs, disability groups, and organisations like Citizens Advice Scotland warn the changes will harm vulnerable people, complicate claims especially in Scotland, and cause widespread dissent within Labour.
- At least 50 MPs are expected to rebel, including government whip Vicky Foxcroft who resigned, while threats of losing party whips and blacklisting have failed to quell opposition.
- The vote is a defining moment for Starmer’s government, which faces internal unrest despite efforts to contain rebellion and Downing Street ruling out further concessions.
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