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After the welfare vote debacle, this much is clear: Starmer must change. Labour MPs will demand it

The anti-Tory energy that won the PM a majority last year has gone. He needs to give his old supporters new reasons to keep him in office, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ditches Pip benefit reforms in face of Labour revolt

Changes to eligibility for the personal independence payment (Pip) will not be made until after a review of the benefit’s assessment process.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer forced into dramatic climbdown to pass welfare reform bill

Rebel Labour MPs finally won over by late promise to shelve plans for deep cuts to personal independence payments

The Guardian - UK

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Commons in 'chaos' as Keir Starmer forced into screeching benefits U-turn

THE Commons descended into “chaos” just before a major vote on benefits cuts as Keir Starmer performed a screeching U-turn by shelving the most…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer abandons key welfare reforms in face of Labour revolt

Plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment have been dropped until after a review of the benefit.

Evening Standard

Voices: There is one clear winner in the welfare debate… and it isn’t Liz Kendall

COMMONS SKETCH: The work and pensions secretary was made to defend her beleaguered benefits bill without either the prime minister or chancellor – which made for a poor show indeed, says Donald Macintyre

The Independent UK

No need for ‘ventriloquists’ to give NHS patients a voice – Streeting

Wes Streeting suggested the patient safety landscape is ‘cluttered’, with NHS leaders receiving ‘competing and contradictory instructions’.

The Independent UK

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Welfare cuts chaos: Tax rises loom within months after Starmer's 'shambolic' benefit reforms 'saved nothing'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves now faces a £5 billion hole in her tax and spending plans

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar backs UK welfare cuts, but 'wouldn't reduce benefits in Scotland'

ANAS Sarwar insisted that he would “absolutely not” slash disabled Scots’ benefits if he became first minister, despite consistently…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer offers Labour MPs major welfare bill concession

PM makes final attempt to get bill over the line – with Pip cuts planned for 2026 now shelved until after review

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Is this the end of your ISA? Not necessarily…

COMMENT : Despite their popularity, cash ISAs offer dismal returns, says James Moore. For once, Rachel Reeves may be right to slash the annual allowance and steer savers to riskier investments

The Independent UK

PM braced for revolt over welfare after defending his record of a year in power

Ahead of the parliamentary showdown, Sir Keir Starmer said the Government could look back with a ‘real sense of pride’ at its first year in office.

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings hit record high in another blow for Starmer

Almost 20,000 people have arrived in the UK across the Channel in the first six months of this year, 48 per cent more than 2024

The Independent UK

Scots back independence as Keir Starmer's popularity at record low, new poll finds

Scotland would vote to become an independent country if a second referendum were held tomorrow, a new poll has found ...

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The Independent UK

Record number of migrants crossing Channel for first half of year

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up to the end of June this year, latest Home Office figures show.

The Independent UK

‘No plans for a party’ to mark Keir Starmer’s first year in power, No 10 says

It comes days after Starmer’s first year in power was dubbed ‘the worst of any newly elected prime minister’ by Britain’ts leading pollster

Evening Standard

Who are the key Labour figures leading the charge against Keir Starmer's benefits cuts?

Dozens of Labour MPs are said to still be uneasy about the tweaked welfare reforms as the government heads to a crunch vote

The Independent UK

Voices: Labour’s rebel MPs have weakened Starmer – but the greatest damage is to themselves

COMMENT: Backbenchers who vote against the government whip today stood behind the PM to win the general election, but now seem determined to march themselves out of power, says John Rentoul

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Evening Standard

Starmer defends his record in power as biggest revolt of his premiership looms

The Prime Minister insisted at a meeting of senior ministers that his team could look back with a “real sense of pride and achievement”.

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury chanters or the Southport hate-tweeter – throw the book at one, you must throw it at them all

There are many nasty idiots in the world – but whether the offence was at a music festival or online, none of these people should be in jail, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

International Business Times

UK Govt Faces Major Rebellion In Welfare Vote

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced the most serious internal rebellion of his year-long premiership on Tuesday with MPs set for a close vote on welfare reforms that have already forced a damaging climbdown.

Evening Standard

What time will the welfare vote be? Sir Keir Starmer faces opposition from Labour rebels

Sir Keir Starmer will meet with his Cabinet today ahead of a fresh debate about his controversial welfare reforms.

The Independent UK

Starmer is likely to scrape through the welfare bill vote, but he cannot consider this a victory

ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer is likely to have the numbers to get his legislation on welfare to pass its first hurdle today, writes David Maddox, but the concessions he has been forced to make show he’s rapidly losing control

The Independent UK

Watch: MPs pass welfare reform bill after last-minute concessions

Watch as MPs voted to pass the Labour government’s welfare bill by 335 votes to 260 in the House of Commons on Tuesday (1 July).

Al Jazeera

UK government faces key test in welfare reform bill vote

Keir Starmer faces crunch vote on welfare spending after watering down planned cuts to disability benefits.

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