US EditionStarmer faces rebellion of 130 Labour MPs over benefits cuts
- More than 100 Labour MPs have rebelled against Government plans to cut disability benefits and tighten Personal Independence Payment eligibility this year in the UK.
- The rebellion arose after the Government proposed halving universal credit incapacity payments for new claimants and freezing payments for existing ones to reduce welfare spending.
- The MPs signed a private letter expressing concerns about the cuts' impacts and urged ministers to delay a Commons vote planned for June until full assessments are published.
- The Resolution Foundation projects that as many as one million to 1.2 million individuals could lose financial support, with annual reductions ranging from £4,200 to £6,300 by the year 2029-30.
- The Government insists it will proceed with the reforms, aiming to save billions while investing up to £1 billion annually by 2028-29 to help the long-term sick return to work.
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Raft of Universal Credit and PIP cuts spark major Labour revolt
SIR Keir Starmer yesterday told Labour rebels to fall into line over welfare cuts – as more than 100 of his own MPs are demanding a U-turn. The PM insisted the system is “not working for anybody” and vowed to press ahead with slashing the health element of Universal Credit and tightening disability benefit rules. GettySir Keir Starmer is facing a rebellion of more than 100 Labour MPs[/caption] UnpixsFurious MPs are urging the PM to delay disabil…
Starmer wants to cut benefits, but he'll slash his majority too
On paper, Sir Keir Starmer has a rock-solid working majority of 165 seats. In reality, it could crumble more easily than anyone in the Labour Party had thought possible.The Government plans to make it harder for disabled people to claim personal independence payments (PIP), and to freeze universal credit incapacity benefits for existing claimants, while cutting them by 50 per cent for new claimants.Unhappy Labour MPs argue these are the kind of …
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