Labour MPs revive ‘desperately needed’ soft left group to take on Reform Exclusive: Tribune hopes over 100 MPs join group led by Vicky Foxcroft and former cabinet minister Louise Haigh The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025
Labour resignations: Which ministers have stepped down since Keir Starmer became PM? Angela Rayner became one of seven ministers sacked or forced to resign under Keir Starmer’s government Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025
The seven Labour MPs who have left Starmer’s government since election Six prominent figures have resigned while another was sacked over a scandal involving racist and sexist comments The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025
Ex-Labour whip admits sleepless nights over welfare cuts resignation IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025
Starmer needs to listen to us, says Labour MP who quit government over welfare cuts Vicky Foxcroft dramatically quit as a government whip in June amid concerns over planned welfare cuts The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025
Labour welfare rebellion: Who are the key MPs opposing Starmer’s benefit cuts? Sir Keir Starmer’s concessions will likely be enough to win the vote, but the prime minister still faces a major rebellion on Tuesday The Independent UK · Jul 1, 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 30, 2025
Starmer’s disability benefit concessions are not enough, says rebel Labour whip Exclusive: Vicky Foxcroft, who resigned as whip over welfare bill, urges ministers to work with affected people on changes The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025
Welfare rebellion not a confidence vote, PM says as he remains defiant over cuts Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will ‘press on’ despite the backbench rebellion. Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025
Voices: Whitehall isn’t working – here’s how the PM can fix it INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2025
Whip’s resignation over disability benefit cuts not a sign of major rebellion, Nandy says Culture secretary says Vicky Foxcroft is only frontbench MP she knows who was considering quitting before vote The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025
Minister insists no major welfare rebellion on the horizon after whip quits Lisa Nandy said the Government believes the Commons will back reforms. Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
Government dealt resignation blow ahead of benefits cuts vote IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
Labour whip quits over Starmer’s benefits cuts Vicky Foxcroft says she cannot back reforms to personal independence payments and the health element of Universal Credit The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025 Labour MP resigns as government whip in protest at benefit cuts Vicky Foxcroft says she cannot support changes to disability payments ahead of key vote on welfare bill
Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025 London MP resigns from the government in protest over proposed welfare cuts The resignation follows a backlash from MPs over Sir Keir Starmer’s planned welfare reforms
Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2024 General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Lewisham North? Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023 Anger as Sunak scraps dedicated minister for disabled people No 10 will pass responsibilities to an existing member of government, which charities say is ‘retrograde move’
Daily Record · Apr 25, 2023 New DWP update for people affected by plans to end Work Capability Assessments PIP assessments will be used to decide whether a person will receive the new Universal Credit health element.
Daily Mirror · Dec 28, 2022 14 ways Tories shafted disabled people in 2022 - from Covid to social funding The Tory nitwits are so lacking in self-awareness that they probably thought they did great all year, The Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey writes
The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2022 Tories slammed for allowing people to 'rely on celebrities' for energy support LABOUR have called on the UK Government to ensure that disabled people are receiving enough support with their energy bills after one family in…
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022 MP: Disabled people ‘should not have to rely on celebrities’ over energy support Shadow minister Vicky Foxcroft raised the case in the Commons of a woman who was facing a £17,000 energy bill simply to keep her daughter alive.
Daily Mirror · Nov 23, 2022 Disabled Brits live in fear of rolling winter blackouts as ministers won't promise help Brits who rely on constant electricity to power wheelchairs, ventilators and feeding machines have expressed their concerns about what rolling blackouts might mean for them, writes Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022 'Disabled people number nearly 14 million in the UK - they deserve their own minister' Columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey says disabled people make up 20% of the UK population but downgrading their parliamentary representation shows "how little the Tories think of us"
Manchester Evening News · Sep 26, 2022 Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston: 'Disabled people have been killed by government's Covid failure' Cherylee, who plays Izzy Armstrong on the ITV soap, wept as she said 'We're not seen as human'