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Labour welfare bill latest: MPs debate benefit cuts as Starmer bids to stave off ‘furious’ backbench rebellion
A leading Labour rebel has said there are “so many more” MPs prepared to vote down Sir Keir Starmer’s benefit cuts than those publicly signed up to her wrecking amendment. Rachael Maskell, a long-standing critic of the government, has tabled a new amendment that would kill the welfare reforms if backed by the Commons on Tuesday.
Labour braces for biggest rebellion of Starmer era over welfare reform
Tony Blair’s biggest rebellion in his first year involved 47 backbenchers, according to Philip Cowley, politics professor at Queen Mary University. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds defended the bill on Tuesday, saying it was better “than what we have at present”.
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Keir Starmer’s deep unpopularity with voters has been revealed in a shock graphic. Pollsters Ipsos found that nearly a year ...
Starmer's authority under fire as over 120 Labour backbenchers threaten to vote against the disability benefits bill, ...
If I were advising the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, on how to make the most of the prime minister’s present discomfiture – and heaven knows she needs to take advice – I’d refer her to one ...
Keir Starmer has made an even worse start to life as prime minister than Liz Truss, an expert has claimed. Political ...
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Less than a year after his landslide victory, Keir Starmer is facing just such a defining moment and we may yet look back on ...
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A year into office, Keir Starmer is ready for a new approachKeir Starmer has faced rebellions and discontent in the ranks since his election landslide. As he begins his second year ...
A minister has downplayed the growing Labour rebellion over the government’s welfare cuts by comparing it to the backlash ...
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Labour benefits cuts latest: Pressure piles on Starmer after Burnham tells MPs to vote down welfare billPressure is mounting on Sir Keir Starmer as he launches a last-minute attempt to ... Baroness Jacqui Smith – who served as a chief whip under Sir Tony Blair – was asked on Sky News what the ...
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