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UK leader Starmer waters down planned welfare cuts after revolt in his Labour Party

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given way to political pressure and watered down planned welfare reforms to avert defeat by his own party’s lawmakers.

Reuters on MSN · 1h

UK's Starmer waters down welfare cuts to quell Labour revolt

By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sharply scaled back planned welfare cuts on Friday to quell a rebellion by lawmakers in his governing Labour Party,

BBC · 1d

What are the government's planned welfare cuts and how much will they save?

A significant number of Labour MPs are threatening to vote against the government's working-age welfare reform plan when it comes before the House of Commons next week. The reforms are designed to reduce the overall working-age welfare bill by about £5bn a year by the end of the decade.

Labour MPs rebel against UK welfare reform

BBC on MSN · 2h

Welfare reform U-turn not enough, says MP

A Welsh MP has rejected the UK government's concessions to party rebels over its proposed welfare benefits reforms. Sir Keir Starmer's government faces a significant rebellion to the planned cuts, with many MPs supporting a bid to block them and the Welsh government also officially opposed them.

The Financial Times · 8h

Labour MPs rebel against UK welfare reform

Some members of the UK's parliament fight back against proposed welfare cuts, and early intelligence suggests Iran’s uranium stockpile is still intact, officials say. Plus, the rise of sports gambling in Nigeria is being powered by social media influencers.

Yahoo · 1d

Government in talks with Labour MPs on welfare reforms, No 10 says

A source confirms to the BBC that the governemnt is holding talks with Labour MPs about proposals for welfare reforms.

2hon MSN

BBC Verify Live: Investigating Gaza aid hubs, and unpacking Labour's welfare U-turn

Welcome to the live page - here you'll find the stories, videos, fact-checks and analysis we're working on across the day.

DWP chief Liz Kendall breaks silence following dramatic welfare climbdown

Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said she hopes rebel Labour MPs will now support controversial legislation ...

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Labour MPs demand ‘reset’ in relations with Number 10 after welfare U-turn

A Number 10 spokesman insisted that the Prime Minister ‘remains fully committed to engaging with parliamentarians’.

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BBC Verify Live: What's behind the welfare changes and how do disability assessments work?

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes this data once every three months and this is the eighth time in a row that the ...

13h

Embattled child welfare agency appoints new director in Santa Clara County

Kinnear-Rausch will be leading a team of social workers who frequently appeared en masse before the Board of Supervisors to ...

Welfare U-turn permanently alters Labour’s playbook

Good morning. Keir Starmer has decided that discretion is the better part of valour, making expensive concessions to Labour rebels over the government’s planned cuts to welfare. Some thoughts on what ...

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UK's Starmer offers concessions on welfare cuts to quell Labour revolt

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made concessions to dissenting lawmakers from his Labour Party on planned welfare cuts, two ...

The Week: A Welfare U-Turn, Nato Summit, and Daddy Issues

And, they're joined by Alex and Faisal to unpack the week's political news - including key takeaways from the Nato summit in ...

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