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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tamara Davison

250,000 into poverty, £5bn reduced government spending and 126 backbenchers in revolt: Labour's welfare reforms in numbers

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks at the end of the Nato Summit at the Hague (Kin Cheung/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a consdierable challenge from Labour backbenchers as he tries to pass his controversial welfare reform package.

A growing number of Labour politicians are expected to rebel against the planned welfare reforms when they are put to a crunch vote in the House of Commons next week.

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