A new attempt to stop the Government's proposed changes to the welfare system has the backing of more than 100 Labour MPs.
An amendment signed by the MPs would allow them to vote on a resolution to reject the welfare reform bill in its entirety.
Concerns have been raised by dozens of Labour MPs regarding the proposals to reduce disability and sickness-related benefits payments in order to save £5 billion annually by 2030.
Even while ministers have tried in the past to mitigate the effects of the welfare reforms, many Labour MPs are still unhappy.
The welfare reform bill - known as the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - will include proposals to make it harder for disabled people with less severe conditions to claim personal independence payment (Pip).
The amendment, which was posted on the external website of the UK Parliament, acknowledges “the need for the reform of the social security system” before stating the reasons why the measure deserves to be rejected.
10 members of the Labour Select Committee, including Debbie Abrahams and Meg Hillier, are among the 108 Labour MPs who have signed the amendment.
The list of names includes more than 50 MPs who were elected for the first time in last year's election, in addition to those who have previously publicly challenged the Government.
If all opposition parties oppose the Government's welfare measures, the number of Labour opponents might be sufficient to defeat Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in the House of Commons.
The significant backlash has sparked rumours that the bill could be cancelled, but despite the heavy criticism Angela Rayner has confirmed a vote over the bill will go ahead on Tuesday.
The full list of Labour MPs rebelling against the Government
- Meg Hillier
- Debbie Abrahams
- Helen Hayes
- Sarah Owen
- Florence Eshalomi
- Paulette Hamilton
- Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
- Cat Smith
- Ruth Cadbury
- Patricia Ferguson
- Ruth Jones
- Louise Haigh
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Olivia Blake
- Anneliese Midgley
- Antonia Bance
- Laurence Turner
- Anna Dixon
- Dawn Butler
- Yuan Yang
- Richard Baker
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Lee Barron
- Mr Jonathan Brash
- Ms Stella Creasy
- Ben Coleman
- Mr Clive Betts
- Matt Bishop
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Lee Pitcher
- Lauren Edwards
- Tony Vaughan
- Connor Naismith
- Matt Western
- Paul Davies
- Charlotte Nichols
- Kate Osamor
- Chris Webb
- Josh Fenton-Glynn
- Sarah Hall
- Dr Scott Arthur
- Tracy Gilbert
- Gill Furniss
- Dr Beccy Cooper
- Adam Jogee
- Maya Ellis
- Alison Hume
- Daniel Francis
- Jo Platt
- Patrick Hurley
- Kirith Entwistle
- Henry Tufnell
- Darren Paffey
- Yasmin Qureshi
- Mohammad Yasin
- Peter Lamb
- Elaine Stewart
- Dr Allison Gardner
- Lillian Jones
- Marsha De Cordova
- Kevin McKenna
- Clive Efford
- Lizzi Collinge
- Melanie Onn
- Andrew Cooper
- Fabian Hamilton
- Ms Polly Billington
- David Williams
- Mr Richard Quigley
- Ms Marie Rimmer
- Samantha Niblett
- Sam Rushworth
- Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
- Emma Lewell
- Richard Burgon
- Kate Osborne
- Rachael Maskell
- Amanda Hack
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Paula Barker
- Cat Eccles
- Jon Trickett
- Dr Simon Opher
- Ian Lavery
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Apsana Begum
- Chris Hinchliff
- Ian Byrne
- John McDonnell
- Nadia Whittome
- Ms Diane Abbott
- Kim Johnson
- Andy McDonald
- Brian Leishman
- Imran Hussain
- Euan Stainbank
- Lorraine Beavers
- Steve Witherden
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Clive Lewis
- Jen Craft
- James Naish
- Terry Jermy
- Grahame Morris
- Navendu Mishra
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
- Maureen Burke
Suspended MPs Zarah Sultana, Apsana Begum and John McDonnell have also said they will not vote in favour of the Government’s welfare reforms.
What has the opposition said?
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative Party, has profited from the political turmoil facing the Government by seemingly calculating that it would be more embarrassing for the prime minister to require her to approve a necessary measure.
In her offer to Sir Keir, she said: “The government is in a mess, their MPs are in open rebellion. If Keir Starmer wants our support, he needs to meet three conditions that align with our core Conservative principles.
“The first condition is that the welfare budget is too high, it needs to come down. This bill does not do that. The second condition is that we need to get people back into work. Unemployment is rising, jobs are disappearing, and even the government’s own impact assessments say that the package in this bill will not get people back to work.
“The third is that we want to see no new tax rises in the autumn. We can’t have new tax rises to pay for the increases in welfare and other government spending.”
