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INSIDE WESTMINSTER: For Labour backbenchers, the welfare rebellion was a triumph: with the growing possibility of this being a one-term government, and with little prospect of ministerial advancement, MPs have concluded they have nothing to lose by standing up for what they believe in, says Andrew Grice

Some 126 Labour backbenchers had signed an amendment that would have halted the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in its tracks.

Government’s concessions over welfare cuts leave chancellor with a growing hole in her budget

Number 10 offered concessions in a late-night climbdown to head off Sir Keir Starmer’s first Commons defeat.

The UK government backed down Friday on controversial plans to slash disability and sickness benefits after a major rebellion by MPs, in a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's authority.

Changes to welfare bill likely to win over moderates, but PM’s reputation for embracing tough reforms damaged

No 10 has offered significant concessions to the rebels, estimated to cost around £3bn a year, amid fears over Tuesday’s vote

From cabinet members to the British public, there is an outcry about these benefits cuts. Why is the government always so poor at reading the room? asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

NEWS ANALYSIS: Labour prime minister’s chief of staff under fire over crisis around plans to limit disability and sickness-related benefits, writes Kate Devlin