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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin and Jane Dalton

Labour whip quits over Starmer’s benefits cuts

Keir Starmer has suffered a blow as one of his frontbench team resigned over his plans to reduce benefits, saying she could not back cuts that will hit disabled people.

Vicky Foxcroft dramatically quit as a government whip and called on the prime minister to “support more disabled people into work” instead.

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