US EditionStarmer Says Government Is Offering Concessions to Labour Welfare Rebels
- At PMQs, Angela Rayner defended welfare reforms amid 122 Labour backbench rebellions, pledging the vote proceeds Tuesday.
- Rising UK welfare spending from £36 billion to £52 billion prompted efforts to cut £5 billion annually, with ministers easing dissent to support the reforms.
- The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates 430,000 new PIP applicants could be denied, while the Resolution Foundation predicts 250,000 more could fall into poverty and 105,000 may seek work.
- Following rebel pressure, Labour leader Keir Starmer agreed to protect existing PIP claimants and co-produce a review, costing an estimated £1.5 billion annually.
- Ahead of next week’s Commons vote, Labour rebels’ opposition risks defeating the bill unless 80 MPs defect to Conservatives or Lib Dems, with NIESR warning reforms may force tax hikes or further cuts.
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PM snubs call to axe powerful No10 chief Morgan McSweeney after welfare backlash
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Labour’s ‘Starmtroopers’ Mount Rebellion Against Their Leader
Keir Starmer’s landslide UK general election win last July delivered to the House of Commons what was supposed to be a hand-picked army of loyalists molded in his image, a cadre that earned the moniker “Starmtroopers.” As the prime minister’s first anniversary in power approaches next week, the troops have mutinied, and some now have him and his chancellor in their sights.
What does Blue Labour stand for?
“Blue Labour” is currently one of the only stalls going at Britain’s limp and lethargic marketplace of ideas. More than most political labels, it confers some intellectual status upon those who claim it. Its central figure, Lord Glasman, is one of the only thinkers in Parliament. There are at least four books setting out the vision, and four Blue Labour MPs now charged with realising it. It used to be claimed that Sir Keir Starmer himself had Blu
Starmer in race to win over hardline rebels on two-tier PIP reforms
Ministers are to spend the weekend trying to win over Labour MPs who are still opposed to Sir Keir Starmer’s welfare reforms despite the Prime Minister offering a raft of concessions to rebels.With a vote on the legislation looming on Tuesday, between 40 and 60 backbenchers are understood to remain opposed, threatening to inflict a damaging revolt for the Government.The Prime Minister said he believed the changes to the bill, announced just afte…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government backed down on Friday from a controversial plan to cut disability and sickness benefits due to opposition from MPs.
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