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Downbeat Liz Kendall acts as if even she no longer believes in welfare reforms

A mauling by MPs the day before took its toll on the work and pensions secretary amid yet more concessions to placate Labour rebels

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

Voices: There is one clear winner in the welfare debate… and it isn’t Liz Kendall

COMMONS SKETCH: The work and pensions secretary was made to defend her beleaguered benefits bill without either the prime minister or chancellor – which made for a poor show indeed, says Donald Macintyre

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

PM braced for revolt over welfare after defending his record of a year in power

Ahead of the parliamentary showdown, Sir Keir Starmer said the Government could look back with a ‘real sense of pride’ at its first year in office.

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

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Who are the key Labour figures leading the charge against Keir Starmer's benefits cuts?

Dozens of Labour MPs are said to still be uneasy about the tweaked welfare reforms as the government heads to a crunch vote

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025

Voices: Labour’s rebel MPs have weakened Starmer – but the greatest damage is to themselves

COMMENT: Backbenchers who vote against the government whip today stood behind the PM to win the general election, but now seem determined to march themselves out of power, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

How much do you get on PIP and how much will you get?

What are the current PIP rates as MPs prepare to vote on controversial welfare bill

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025

Starmer braced for biggest rebellion of premiership as Labour MPs rail against benefit cuts

PM facing criticism from backbenchers over welfare bill ahead of key vote on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

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Welfare rebellion looms for Starmer despite concessions to Labour rebels

Backbench anger has continued to simmer.

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

'Dickensian' benefit cuts slammed by leading Labour rebel as Starmer faces biggest revolt of his premiership

Ministers hope PM’s partial U-turn will be enough to win over sufficient Labour rebels to pass the Government’s welfare changes on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025

Andy Burnham urges MPs to vote against Labour’s welfare reforms

Ministers hope the concessions to welfare Bill will be enough to avert a backbench rebellion

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Liz Kendall is a listening kind of woman but can’t seem to hear Labour discontent on welfare bill

Not one member of the work and pensions secretary’s party came to her rescue as she laid out the government’s concessions – sorry, measures

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025

The sound of silence for Liz Kendall was a big problem for Starmer beyond welfare reform

NEWS ANALYSIS: Labour MPs refusing to show approval for the changes to the welfare reform bill shows a change of mood on the backbenches, observes David Maddox

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Keir Starmer left to sweat as Labour rebels apply heat over benefit cuts

Labour MPs lineup to demand more changes to proposed reforms

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Nearly 800,000 disabled children face cliff-edge over Labour’s ‘devastating’ welfare reforms

Over a million current disability benefit claimants have been left out of Labour’s welfare concessions – and most are children

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

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The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2025

Changes to UK disability cuts will cost billions, Liz Kendall tells MPs

CHANGES to the UK Government’s welfare reforms will cost around £2.5 billion in 2029/30, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said.

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Welfare U-turn will cost £2.5bn by 2030, Liz Kendall tells MPs

The Work and Pensions Secretary confirmed the concessions announced last week.

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025

Labour's welfare U-turn will cost £2.5bn, MPs are told as government looks to appease rebels

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed the concessions made on the government’s welfare reform announced last week

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Voices: Starmer’s welfare U-turn means he is now following his party, not leading it

COMMENT: As Labour backbenchers discover the latent power that rests in their hands, Keir Starmer risks being in office but not in power, says Sean O’Grady

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Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025

Discussing possible punishments for welfare rebels ‘not constructive’ – minister

Baroness Jacqui Smith was asked whether Labour rebels will have the whip removed.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025

Liz Kendall ignores call from Labour MP for welfare bill to be withdrawn – as it happened

Andy McDonald says MPs are being asked to vote without vital evidence but work and pensions secretary says employment support programmes are being improved

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Starmer’s disability benefit U-turn not enough, says rebel Labour whip

Around 50 Labour MPs are still expected to rebel against the government on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2025

Labour’s planned PIP disability cuts are cruel, say two-thirds of UK

Most people are against planned changes to disability benefit assessments as MPs prepare to vote on controversial welfare bill

Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2025

Welfare concessions to be set out ahead of crunch vote

The Government will amend the Bill at the Commons committee stage to put the changes in place.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025

Starmer says he lost grip on Labour welfare revolt due to focus on foreign affairs

Prime minister says he would ‘have liked to get to a better position with colleagues sooner than we did’

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

The prime minister’s welfare U-turn is welcome – but not the end of the matter

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Abandoning cuts to disability benefits has resulted in a messy compromise that ensures all future PIP applicants will receive less than existing recipients. This calls for more sensible and sensitive reforms to our social security system

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