US EditionStarmer Says Government Is Offering Concessions to Labour Welfare Rebels
- At PMQs on Wednesday, Angela Rayner defended welfare reform amid a rebellion of 122 Labour MPs, pledging the vote will proceed on Tuesday.
- UK working-age welfare spending increased from £36 billion to £52 billion between 2019 and 2024, prompting efforts by senior ministers to soften dissent over a £5 billion annual savings target by 2030.
- The Institute for Fiscal Studies projects 430,000 PIP applicants will be denied, risking 250,000 more falling into poverty and 105,000 entering work, highlighting severe projected impacts.
- Following rebel talks, Labour agrees to protect existing PIP claimants, review eligibility criteria under Sir Stephen Timms, reducing savings by £1.5 billion annually.
- Ahead of next week's Commons vote, Labour rebels' opposition risks requiring 80 MPs to join Conservatives or Lib Dems, with NIESR warning of deeper cuts and a potential confidence vote for Starmer.
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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.
Labour’s disability cuts rebellion: a former government whip asks, how did Keir Starmer not see this coming?
Under pressure. Flickr/UK Parliament, CC BY-NC-NDThe government has promised to make major concessions to its universal credit and personal independence payment bill after a large-scale and very public rebellion by Labour MPs threatened to derail a vote due on July 1. The Commons order paper published on June 26 revealed that 126 Labour MPs had signed an amendment opposing a second reading for the bill, which proposes restricting disability bene…
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