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Universal Credit and PIP Changes in Full After Huge Night for Keir Starmer - Liverpool Echo
- On July 1, 2025, MPs voted 335 to 260 to pass the welfare bill, allowing it to move forward in Parliament after key references to changes in disability benefits were removed.
- The government shelved planned restrictions on Personal Independence Payment eligibility in a last-minute U-turn announced 90 minutes before the vote to avoid defeat and a backbencher rebellion.
- A comprehensive review of Personal Independence Payment will be conducted under the direction of a Department for Work and Pensions minister before any adjustments are made, with the process set to conclude by 2026 amid ongoing welfare reform efforts, including significant reductions to Universal Credit.
- Critics described the process as chaotic, with Amnesty International’s Jen Clark urging a thorough review including disabled people’s voices, while the largest Labour revolt to date saw 49 rebels oppose the bill.
- The bill’s concessions weakened reform savings and left disability benefit changes uncertain, signaling ongoing parliamentary scrutiny with the final vote scheduled for next week.
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The Independent (US)How your MP voted in Starmer’s welfare reforms
49 Labour MPs voted against the welfare cuts in what is believed to be the most significant rebellion of his premiership
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Welfare Bill: How every MP voted on the disability benefit cuts
The government suffered it’s biggest backbench rebellion in the House of Commons this evening as MPs voted on the second reading of the Welfare Bill. MPs voted 335 to 261 in favour of the Bill, but 49 Labour MPs broke the government whip to vote against it. This is despite government ministers making significant concessions to backbench MPs around the Bill. Ultimately, the legislation put before the Commons. Initially, the government had intende…
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