US EditionMP Urges Government to Rethink Disability Benefits Cuts
- On June 18, 2025, over 100 MPs, including Ms. Hall from Warrington, signed a Commons amendment opposing cuts to disability benefits in the UK.
- The government introduced a bill aiming to reduce costs by up to £5 billion annually through restrictions on who can qualify for Personal Independence Payment and the sickness-related component of Universal Credit.
- The reforms prompted a large rebellion due to fears they could push 250,000 disabled people, including 50,000 children, into poverty amid concerns over lack of consultation.
- The Secretary responsible for Work and Pensions explained that the proposed changes are designed to establish a fair welfare system with protections for the most vulnerable and opportunities for those able to work.
- The rebellion threatens to halt the Bill’s progress at its July 1 Commons second reading and signals serious challenges to the government’s welfare reform agenda.
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Labour's brewing welfare rebellion
Keir Starmer could be facing the first serious challenge to his authority, after more than 100 of his own MPs have signalled support for an amendment that would effectively sink his government's welfare-reform bill.Thirteen Labour committee chairs have tabled what's known as a "reasoned amendment" to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, calling for a pause in reforms that would make welfare savings of £5 billion a year by…
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