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Starmer, Welfare bill benefits

BBC on MSN · 4h

Starmer admits failing to engage ahead of welfare U-turns

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he "did not engage" properly with Labour MPs, leading to a series of damaging U-turns on his flagship welfare reforms.On Tuesday, the government avoided defeat on its proposals to overhaul disability benefits by offering late concessions to Labour MPs threatening to rebel.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Starmer wins vote on UK welfare reform but suffers damaging rebellion

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer won a vote on his welfare plans on Tuesday at significant political cost as he suffered the biggest parliamentary rebellion of his premiership and was forced to back down on key parts of the package.

ITN on MSN · 20h

Starmer: Welfare bill benefits the economy

Starmer: Welfare bill benefits the economy

MP, welfare bill

The Conversation on MSN · 21h

Welfare reform bill: what changes did the government make to get it over the line?

The bill initially proposed significant changes to personal independence payments (Pip) from November 2026. Pip is a working-age benefit to help people with the costs associated with a long-term health condition or disability. It has two elements, a daily living component and a mobility component.

BBC on MSN · 16h

Town's MPs abstain from welfare bill vote

Cheshire Labour MPs Samantha Dixon, Justin Madders, Tim Roca and Sarah Russell voted for the bill, while Conservatives Aphra Brandreth and Esther McVey, and Reform's Sarah Pochin all voted against the bill, which will return to the House of Commons on 9 July.

The Oldham Times on MSN · 22h

Oldham MPs vote in favour of controversial welfare bill

Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams, who had previously spoken out against the bill, and Oldham MP Jim McMahon both voted for the welfare bill

21h

Starmer defends welfare bill at PMQs as Badenoch claims it was 'completely gutted'

The government won last night's welfare vote after last-minute concessions, but 49 Labour MPs still voted against the plans.

1don MSN

Starmer’s attempt at welfare reform roils his party, capping a troubled first year in office

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, facing challenges from within his party and the public.

22h

Welfare retreat means UK cannot axe two-child benefit cap, Rachel Reeves to tell MPs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to warn Labour MPs that the government’s shambolic £5bn welfare retreat means she cannot afford ...

21h

Starmer doesn't rule out tax rises to pay for welfare concessions

When asked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch to rule out raising taxes, Starmer says he won't stand "at the dispatch box and ...

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FTSE 100 Live: Gilt Yields Fall Ahead of Welfare Vote

UK stocks bucked a trend across European equities to end the day in the green, with a late boost from AstraZeneca following a ...

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WA child welfare agency sees surge in deaths, near deaths as budget shrinks

Three times as many children involved in child welfare cases died or nearly died during the first quarter of this year ...

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Kendall says government has listened over welfare changes but Tories call it 'chaotic compromise'

Meanwhile, new modelling suggests 150,000 people may be pushed into poverty by 2030 as a result of the revised plans.

23hon MSN

U-turns wipe out UK welfare savings and strain budget, analysts warn

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's U-turns to pass welfare reforms mean the plans will no longer save taxpayers any money and have ...

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