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A day before the crucial vote, here are the party figures leading the debate on the prime minister’s welfare reformsKeir Starmer’s welfare reforms hang by a thread the day before a vote that could define his premiership. The prime minister was almost c…
MPs including select committee chairs express doubts that concessions agreed last week go far enoughDowning Street’s plans to see off a major Labour welfare rebellion were in chaos on Monday night, amid continued brinkmanship between MPs and the govern…
Andy McDonald says MPs are being asked to vote without vital evidence but work and pensions secretary says employment support programmes are being improvedThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the…
Firmer boundaries, better claim management, foundational supports and a new national agreement among recommendationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Disability…
Estimate by disability charity published on eve of MPs’ vote on restricting welfare payments for new claimantsThe extra cost of being disabled is on course to rise by almost 12% to £14,688 in five years, according to a new estimate published on the eve…
Exclusive: Vicky Foxcroft, who resigned as whip over welfare bill, urges ministers to work with affected people on changesThe Labour whip who resigned in protest against disability benefit cuts has said Keir Starmer’s concessions do not yet go far enou…
Prime minister says he would ‘have liked to get to a better position with colleagues sooner than we did’Keir Starmer has said he did not get a grip on the Labour rebellion over disability benefits earlier because he was focused on foreign affairs.The p…
A culture of arrogance made Keir Starmer’s climbdown inevitable, according to some of his own MPsThe Conservative shadow cabinet minister looked more cheerful than at any point in the 12 months since the general election. “How did they get into such a …
Starmer makes claim in speech to Welsh Labour conference as polls suggest Reform could be biggest party in Senedd after next year’s electionsKeir Starmer has used his keynote speech at the Welsh Labour conference to launch an attack on Nigel Farage, as…
Rebel MPs will attempt to lay a new amendment on Monday giving colleagues a chance to delay bill despite No 10 concessionsKeir Starmer is battling to stem the revolt over his cuts to disability benefits, with about 50 Labour MPs concerned the concessio…