Full coverageSir Keir Starmer preparing to water down welfare reforms after Labour rebellion
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We’ve got to get the welfare bill under control, but instead Starmer’s set a WELFARE TRAP, so people may feel they’re better off staying on benefits than getting a job… pic.x.com/0wGiTzJWCt
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Darren Paffey MP
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These concessions show that we were right to seek changes to the welfare proposals. I'm pleased that the government is listening.
I'll be looking carefully at these changes and listening to my constituents before deciding on my next steps.
www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/27/no-10-climb-down-over-welfare-bill-move-win-rebels
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I spoke to the @guardian’s @KiranStacey on the Politics Weekly UK podcast about the Universal Credit & PIP Bill. 100+ MPs now oppose it. These cuts could push 400,000 more into poverty—incl. 50,000 children. We must scrap them.
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