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Welfare bill passes final reading as 47 Labour MPs rebel despite further concessions

Most of the amendment tabled by Labour MP Marie Tidball to increase protections for Pip claimants in UK accepted

The Guardian - UK

Welfare reforms risk leaving stain on Labour, MP warns

Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead with the welfare reform Bill risked leaving ‘such a stain’ on her party.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises to cover scrapped welfare bill

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

The Independent UK

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Reeves says welfare fallout ‘damaging’ and declines to rule out tax hikes

The Chancellor warned there would be ‘costs to what happened’ as she faced questions about how she would cover the shortfall left by concessions.

Evening Standard

Starmer vows to press on with welfare reform as he takes blame for U-turn

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged his Government did not ‘get the process right’.

Evening Standard

How Starmer went from defiant to defeated as he scrambled to get his bill over the line

NEWS ANALYSIS: The debacle over the welfare reforms has stripped Keir Starmer of his authority and left his government damaged. David Maddox tracks how the prime minister lost control

The Independent UK

Voices: Only Angela Rayner has emerged from the welfare debacle with her reputation intact

COMMENT: It took the intervention of the deputy prime minister to persuade the prime minister that the game was up – now some Labour MPs are wondering if she’ll replace him, writes John Rentoul

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Welfare reform bill: what changes did the government make to get it over the line?

The government’s landmark bill on welfare reform passed by 335 to 260 votes on Tuesday evening, after staving off a major rebellion from Labour MPs. To win over backbench MPs who had opposed the bill, the government made a series of concessions, including a last-minute compromise agreeing that any changes…

The Conversation

Anas Sarwar 'totally humiliated' by Labour's dramatic benefit cuts U-turn

ANAS Sarwar has been left “totally humiliated” after backing Labour’s planned welfare cuts only for the UK Government to perform a dramatic…

The National (Scotland)

Wednesday briefing: Last-minute reversal secures welfare bill’s passage – but at what cost to Keir Starmer?

In today’s newsletter: After frantic late negotiations, the government’s welfare overhaul has passed – now saving almost none of the money that the government said was crucial to its success

The Guardian - UK

How your MP voted in Starmer’s welfare reforms

49 Labour MPs voted against the welfare cuts in what is believed to be the most significant rebellion of his premiership

The Independent UK

The welfare reform vote: All you need to know

MPs have voted to allow the Government’s Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill to advance to the next stage in becoming law.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s welfare reform vote: All you need to know

MPs have voted to allow the Government’s Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill to advance to the next stage in becoming law.

The Independent UK

Rattled Starmer scrapes through on welfare reform after last-minute concession to rebel MPs

PM suffers largest rebellion of his premiership despite a climbdown in which he abandoned a key pillar of the reforms

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Evening Standard

Kill the bill: Who are the five London Labour MPs who tried to block Keir Starmer's welfare reforms?

In total, 44 Labour MPs voted for an amendment to scrap the controversial legislation

The Guardian - UK

How No 10 went from bullish to badly damaged as rebels forced further welfare bill concessions

Tumultuous 24 hours capped by last-minute climbdown on cuts to Pips could define rest of Starmer’s time as PM

Evening Standard

Starmer ditches Pip benefit reforms in face of Labour revolt

Changes to eligibility for the personal independence payment (Pip) will not be made until after a review of the benefit’s assessment process.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer forced into dramatic climbdown to pass welfare reform bill

Rebel Labour MPs finally won over by late promise to shelve plans for deep cuts to personal independence payments

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The National (Scotland)

Commons in 'chaos' as Keir Starmer forced into screeching benefits U-turn

THE Commons descended into “chaos” just before a major vote on benefits cuts as Keir Starmer performed a screeching U-turn by shelving the most…

Evening Standard

Starmer abandons key welfare reforms in face of Labour revolt

Plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment have been dropped until after a review of the benefit.

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

Welfare cuts chaos: Tax rises loom within months after Starmer's 'shambolic' benefit reforms 'saved nothing'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves now faces a £5 billion hole in her tax and spending plans

The Guardian - UK

Starmer offers Labour MPs major welfare bill concession

PM makes final attempt to get bill over the line – with Pip cuts planned for 2026 now shelved until after review

The National (Scotland)

Major disability benefit cuts delayed in concession to Labour rebels

LABOUR have pushed through benefit cuts for disabled people despite Keir Starmer suffering the largest rebellion of his premiership so far.

The Independent UK

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.

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