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Labour welfare rebellion: Who are the key MPs opposing Starmer’s benefit cuts?

Sir Keir Starmer’s concessions will likely be enough to win the vote, but the prime minister still faces a major rebellion on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Starmer’s disability benefit U-turn not enough, says rebel Labour whip

Around 50 Labour MPs are still expected to rebel against the government on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Starmer’s disability benefit concessions are not enough, says rebel Labour whip

Exclusive: Vicky Foxcroft, who resigned as whip over welfare bill, urges ministers to work with affected people on changes

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Welfare rebellion not a confidence vote, PM says as he remains defiant over cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will ‘press on’ despite the backbench rebellion.

Evening Standard

Voices: Whitehall isn’t working – here’s how the PM can fix it

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Whip’s resignation over disability benefit cuts not a sign of major rebellion, Nandy says

Culture secretary says Vicky Foxcroft is only frontbench MP she knows who was considering quitting before vote

The Guardian - UK

Minister insists no major welfare rebellion on the horizon after whip quits

Lisa Nandy said the Government believes the Commons will back reforms.

Evening Standard

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Government dealt resignation blow ahead of benefits cuts vote

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The Independent UK

Labour whip quits over Starmer’s benefits cuts

Vicky Foxcroft says she cannot back reforms to personal independence payments and the health element of Universal Credit

The Independent UK

Labour MP resigns as government whip in protest at benefit cuts

Vicky Foxcroft says she cannot support changes to disability payments ahead of key vote on welfare bill

The Guardian - UK

London MP resigns from the government in protest over proposed welfare cuts

The resignation follows a backlash from MPs over Sir Keir Starmer’s planned welfare reforms

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Lewisham North?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

Anger as Sunak scraps dedicated minister for disabled people

No 10 will pass responsibilities to an existing member of government, which charities say is ‘retrograde move’

The Guardian - UK

New DWP update for people affected by plans to end Work Capability Assessments

PIP assessments will be used to decide whether a person will receive the new Universal Credit health element.

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Daily Mirror

14 ways Tories shafted disabled people in 2022 - from Covid to social funding

The Tory nitwits are so lacking in self-awareness that they probably thought they did great all year, The Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey writes

The National (Scotland)

Tories slammed for allowing people to 'rely on celebrities' for energy support

LABOUR have called on the UK Government to ensure that disabled people are receiving enough support with their energy bills after one family in…

The Independent UK

MP: Disabled people ‘should not have to rely on celebrities’ over energy support

Shadow minister Vicky Foxcroft raised the case in the Commons of a woman who was facing a £17,000 energy bill simply to keep her daughter alive.

Daily Mirror

Disabled Brits live in fear of rolling winter blackouts as ministers won't promise help

Brits who rely on constant electricity to power wheelchairs, ventilators and feeding machines have expressed their concerns about what rolling blackouts might mean for them, writes Rachel Charlton-Dailey

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Daily Mirror

'Disabled people number nearly 14 million in the UK - they deserve their own minister'

Columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey says disabled people make up 20% of the UK population but downgrading their parliamentary representation shows "how little the Tories think of us"

Manchester Evening News

Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston: 'Disabled people have been killed by government's Covid failure'

Cherylee, who plays Izzy Armstrong on the ITV soap, wept as she said 'We're not seen as human'

Daily Mirror

Coronation Street star warns disabled people have been killed by Tories' Covid failure

Cherylee Houston, who plays Izzy Armstrong on the ITV soap, wept as she said: 'If we were put on that agenda, we wouldn’t have had that many people die. That’s abhorrent. We're not seen as human'

Daily Record

Legacy benefits timetable for managed migration to Universal Credit not known until DWP completes 'discovery phase'

MPs asked DWP about the planned timeframe for managed migration in areas across the UK.

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