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Labour MP resigns as government whip over benefit cuts
- On Thursday evening, Vicky Foxcroft, a Labour MP, stepped down from her role as a government whip in protest against planned reductions to disability benefits by the UK government.
- Foxcroft wrote to Prime Minister Keir Starmer stating she could not support reforms including cuts to disabled people’s finances despite believing welfare reform is needed.
- The government published a bill earlier this week aiming to tighten Personal Independence Payment eligibility and reduce the sickness element of Universal Credit.
- Ministers say the reforms will cut £5 billion from the welfare budget, while Foxcroft and over 100 Labour MPs publicly expressed concern and opposition.
- Foxcroft’s resignation signals serious dissent within Labour, with a bill vote expected on 1 July and ongoing debate over the impact on disabled people.
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Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft resigns over disability benefit cuts
Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as government whip over the heavily criticised disability benefit cuts. In a statement late on Thursday night, she wrote: Whilst I continue to support the government in delivering the change the country so desperately needs, I cannot vote for the proposed reforms to disability benefits. The shock resignation comes as prime minister Keir Starmer faces a growing revolt over proposed cuts. And, Foxcroft’s annou…
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