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Starmer says vote on welfare cuts bill happening on Tuesday amid growing Labour revolt – UK politics live | Politics

Starmer says vote on welfare cuts bill happening on Tuesday amid growing Labour revolt – UK politics live | Politics

By: Andrew Sparrow | Published: 2025-06-25 09:03:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com

Starmer insists vote on welfare cuts bill will happen on Tuesday amid speculation Labour revolt will force delay

Good morning. MPs are due to vote on the universal credit (UC) and personal independent payments (Pip) bill next week, the legislation enacting the disability and sickness benefit cuts worth around £5bn. As Pippa Crerar and Aletha Adu report in our overnight story, Keir Starmer insisted yesterday that he was pressing ahead with the plans.

But this morning it seems all but certain that, if the government goes ahead with the vote without offering a colossal concession, it will lose. And, if governments know they are going to get defeated on flagship legislation, they normally pull the vote at the last minute.

Here are the key developments this morning.

  • The Labour rebellion…

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