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Starmer seeks to win round welfare rebels with promise of ‘fairness’

Sir Keir Starmer was challenged in the Commons about the looming squeeze on sickness and incapacity benefits.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer confirms No 10 is offering concessions to Labour welfare rebels

PM says conversations over changes to bill will ‘continue in coming days’ with more than 120 MPs poised to rebel

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner says welfare cuts vote will go ahead as Labour rebellion grows

Deputy PM says vote will happen next week, despite more than 120 Labour MPs signing amendment to pause cuts

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer stands firm on welfare bill as number of Labour rebels passes 120

Party big-hitters including Sadiq Khan urge PM to pause legislation as ministers and whips fail to contain rebellion

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan joins growing Labour rebellion against disability benefit cuts

Exclusive: London mayor is most senior party figure to call for plans to be dropped, as Starmer vows to press ahead

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s benefit cuts will have ‘devastating’ impact on disabled women, say charities

Organisations say planned four-point rule will not properly take into account menstruation and other hygiene needs

The Guardian - UK

Look at Labour’s cruel attitude towards disability benefits, then tell me Keir Starmer cares about ‘human dignity’

These proposed cuts will turn people’s lives into a nightmare. No wonder they are scared about where this all might lead, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Welfare reform legislation to be debated next month, MPs told

The Government has faced backlash from some Labour MPs over the ‘damaging disability benefit cuts’, which it said could save up to £5 billion a year.

Evening Standard

UK benefits system could collapse if payments are not cut, Liz Kendall says

Work and pensions secretary publishes her welfare reform bill, but concessions do little to placate angry Labour MPs

The Guardian - UK

Welfare reform marks moment of compassion, says Kendall amid backbench anger

Ministers are likely to face a Commons stand-off with backbench Labour MPs over their plans.

Evening Standard

Flagship welfare reform plans to be introduced in Parliament

The major reforms are set to include the tightening of criteria for the main disability benefit in England, personal independence payment (Pip).

Evening Standard

Ministers to offer olive branch on welfare plans to avert Labour rebellion

Exclusive: Liz Kendall pledges sick and disabled people will be protected but MPs are pushing for more substantial changes to bill

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs in call for benefits U-turn after change to winter fuel payment cut

Pensioners who earn less than £35,000 will receive the winter fuel payment, the Chancellor has said.

Evening Standard

Free school meals for more children in England is a positive thing, but there’s a catch

The government’s announcement won’t mean much if disability and Pip cuts push more families into poverty, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Reeves faces anger from her local party over plans to cut disability benefits

Labour members from Leeds West and Pudsey to write letter to chancellor over plans to reduce Pip payments

Evening Standard

Starmer faces backbench rebellion over Pip benefit squeeze, Labour MPs indicate

Several MPs indicated they would vote against proposed changes to the personal independence payment benefit.

The Guardian - UK

Disability benefit cuts to hit 700,000 families already in poverty, DWP forecasts show

Exclusive: Internal government forecasts obtained by the Guardian reveal ‘truly shocking’ effects of planned cuts

The Conversation

Why financial hardship is more likely if you’re disabled or sick

If you have a long-term health condition or you’re a disabled person in the UK, you might be able to claim a benefit called personal independence payment (Pip). As the name suggests, Pip is designed to help with the additional costs of disability – regardless of employment status.

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The Guardian - UK

Labour’s historic attack on disabled people is already wrecking lives. Just ask Kevin

The anxiety and horror of these sweeping cuts are a matter of deliberate policy. How did the party of Bevan come to this, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

Evening Standard

Spending more on benefits would be ‘wrong approach’, Jackie Baillie says

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader defended the UK Government’s welfare cuts as she said the rise in the benefit bill is ‘unsustainable’.

The Independent UK

Disabled father says welfare reforms have prompted fear

Ryan Swanepoel was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of 20 and uses a wheelchair after losing mobility in his arms and legs.

The Guardian - UK

Councils and NHS could face millions in extra costs due to disability benefit cuts

Government plans for Pip cuts will drive up costs for local authority social care services and NHS, campaigners warn

The National (Scotland)

Martin Lewis: Disability benefit cuts could 'tip people further into the abyss'

MARTIN Lewis has warned that disability benefit changes could "tip people further into the abyss" ...

The Guardian - UK

Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade

Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many

Evening Standard

Starmer told there is ‘nothing moral’ about his £5bn welfare cuts

Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott challenged Sir Keir Starmer over the reforms at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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