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BBC on MSN · 52m

Welfare reform U-turn not enough, says MP

A Welsh MP has rejected the UK government's concessions to party rebels over its proposed welfare benefits reforms. Sir Keir Starmer's government faces a significant rebellion to the planned cuts, with many MPs supporting a bid to block them and the Welsh government also officially opposed them.

Financial Times · 6h

Labour MPs rebel against UK welfare reform

Some members of the UK's parliament fight back against proposed welfare cuts, and early intelligence suggests Iran’s uranium stockpile is still intact, officials say. Plus, the rise of sports gambling in Nigeria is being powered by social media influencers.

Sky News on MSN · 3h

Government makes concessions to Labour rebels over welfare reforms

Other concessions offered by the government include allowing existing claimants to keep the health element of Universal Credit. Sky News understands that some senior rebels are willing to accept the concessions - with one saying that "the concessions will be positively received, and I expect to vote with the government now".

welfare, Conservative government

Government confirms welfare climbdown in deal with rebels

People who currently receive Personal Independence Payments (Pip), or the health element of Universal Credit, will continue to do so.

Doncaster Free Press on MSN · 2h

Doncaster demo against Labour welfare cuts planned despite U-turn

A demonstration against the Labour Government’s planned welfare reforms is to take place in Doncaster, despite Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turn.

Dailymotion on MSN · 1d

Next Conservative government will reverse welfare bill

Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith criticises Labour's welfare reform saying it will not ''change the number of people in work.'' It comes as ministers are discussing the prospect of further concessions to win over a growing list of Labour MPs poised to rebel against planned welfare reforms ahead of a crunch vote next week.

29mon MSN

BBC Verify Live: Investigating Gaza aid hubs, and unpacking Labour's welfare U-turn

Welcome to the live page - here you'll find the stories, videos, fact-checks and analysis we're working on across the day.

1h

UK leader Starmer waters down planned welfare cuts after revolt in his Labour Party

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given way to political pressure and watered down planned welfare reforms to avert ...

13hon MSN

UK's Starmer offers concessions on welfare cuts to quell Labour revolt

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made concessions to dissenting lawmakers from his Labour Party on planned welfare cuts, two ...

AFP on MSN5m

UK govt climbs down on welfare cuts in latest U-turn

The climbdown is the third U-turn that Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been forced into in less than a month, leading to ...

18h

BBC Verify Live: What's behind the welfare changes and how do disability assessments work?

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes this data once every three months and this is the eighth time in a row that the ...

11h

Embattled child welfare agency appoints new director in Santa Clara County

Kinnear-Rausch will be leading a team of social workers who frequently appeared en masse before the Board of Supervisors to ...

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