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John Curtice, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research

Labour is divided over disability cuts – here’s what the public thinks

Keir Starmer's MPs are rebelling en masse against cuts to the benefits system. Flickr/UK Parliament, CC BY-NC-ND

Keir Starmer has been dealing with his most serious parliamentary challenge since he became prime minister. More than a hundred Labour MPs backed a motion to stop in its tracks the government’s attempt to reduce the welfare bill, including by raising the threshold at which someone can claim disability benefit.

This issue has divided the parliamentary Labour party. But what does the public think?

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