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UK Govt Faces Major Rebellion In Welfare Vote

Finance minister Reeves has struggled to generate growth from a sluggish UK economy (Credit: AFP)

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced the most serious internal rebellion of his year-long premiership on Tuesday with MPs set for a close vote on welfare reforms that have already forced a damaging climbdown.

The government backed down Friday on controversial plans to slash disability and sickness benefits after a major rebellion by MPs that threatened to derail the legislation, even though Labour enjoys a huge majority in the lower House of Commons.

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