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It was wrongly assumed 2024’s intake would do as they were told. Now there are fears they have a taste for disobedienceAs Labour officials sounded warnings to Downing Street last month about the scale of the rebellion against the government’s welfare b…
Labour peer says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ his party is backing moves to ban groupStreeting says he has to go to the Commons to make a statement to MPs.But first he introduces Rachel Reeves, saying that she has put an extra £29bn into the NHS.It is thanks…
With £6.25bn in planned savings now shelved, the government faces awkward choices on how to plug gapWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says senior ministerReeves will stay as chancellor, says No 10 after her tears in CommonsKeir Starm…
Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likelyUK politics live – latest updatesThere will be “a cost” to the government’s climbdown on welfare changes at the budget, one of Keir Starmer’s sen…
In today’s newsletter: After frantic late negotiations, the government’s welfare overhaul has passed – now saving almost none of the money that the government said was crucial to its successGood morning. To his loveless landslide, Keir Starmer can now…
Tumultuous 24 hours capped by last-minute welfare bill concessions could define rest of Starmer’s time in No 10UK politics live – latest updatesHours before MPs were due to vote on the government’s welfare bill, Angela Rayner conveyed an urgent message…
Rebel Labour MP finally won over by late promise to shelve plans for deep cuts to personal independence payments UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has been forced to abandon the central plank of his welfare bill to get it past its first Com…
PM makes final attempt to get bill over the line – with Pip cuts planned for 2026 now shelved until after reviewUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has offered Labour backbenchers a major concession over disability benefits in a last-ditch at…
MPs vote through welfare bill by 335 votes to 260 after rebel amendment to kill off bill defeated easily after concession over planned Pip cutsCompass, the leftwing group urging Labour to be more pluralistic, has put out a statement condemning the UC a…
Meg Hillier to vote for government’s legislation on Tuesday though dozens of Labour MPs still expected to oppose itDowning Street has “listened” and “honoured” the promises it made on changes to the welfare bill, one of the key rebels, Meg Hillier, has…