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Labour MPs handed plea to 'take a stand' against welfare cuts as backlash grows

Every Labour MP has been sent a letter by the Green Party urging them to rebel against plans to slash around £6billion from the welfare bill ahead of an announcement next week

BBC on MSN · 2d

First Welsh Labour MP speaks out on welfare cuts

Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP Steve Witherden suggests wealth tax as a way to ease public finances.

The Financial Times · 4d

Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs

Sir Keir Starmer has told anxious Labour MPs that it is right to slash billions of pounds from the welfare bill, amid warnings that the cuts could pose the biggest threat to his authority since becoming prime minister.

GB News on MSN · 3d

Keir Starmer spooked by Labour revolt as benefits cuts vote 'delayed to next week'

Sir Keir Starmer has seemingly been forced to delay his plan to cut benefits after being spooked by a potential Labour rebellion. As many as 80 Labour MPs were preparing to defy the Prime Minister over his plan to overhaul Britain's "spiralling" welfare system.

PA Media on MSN · 4d

Starmer tells Labour MPs ‘we cannot shrug shoulders’ over welfare

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Labour MPs that the Government could not “shrug our shoulders and look away” from problems in the welfare system and elsewhere amid backbench concerns over expected reforms.

Labour announces councillor as candidate for by-election

BBC · 1d

Labour picks candidate to replace shamed Amesbury

Labour has announced that a Cheshire councillor will be its candidate in the forthcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election. It follows the recent decision by Mike Amesbury to quit the House of Commons after he was convicted and given a suspended prison sentence for repeatedly punching a constituent in the street.

Cheshire Live on MSN · 1d

Labour announces councillor as candidate for by-election as Mike Amesbury steps down

Labour has announced it has selected Cheshire West and Chester councillor Karen Shore to contest the expected by-election in Runcorn and Helsby. The by-election is expected to be called after Mike Amesbury announced his intention to stand down as an MP this week.

PA Media on MSN · 1d

Labour selects candidate for by-election to replace shamed Amesbury

He won his seat last year with a majority of 14,696 over Reform UK and his resignation will be a first by-election test for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. “Karen Shore will

The Economist2d

Why “labour shortages” don’t really exist

There are 3m jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those ...

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Labour set to 'water down' electric car rules in big step backwards

Labour previously pledged to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030 but it is now set to u-turn and row ...

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Protest forces cancellation of Quebec labour minister's speech in Montreal

Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet tabled a bill that, if adopted, would give more power to the provincial government to ...

Labour MP pleads for major free school meal change to stop 500,000 kids missing out

Labour MP Peter Lamb called on the Commons to back a new Bill demanding that all those eligible for free school meals are ...

Politico Europe18h

Freeze on PIP disability benefit likely to be dropped after Labour backlash

The planned freeze prompted anger among MPs when it was leaked — and is now likely to be dropped, two people with knowledge ...

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Scottish Labour MPs who signed letter backing welfare reforms urged to apologise

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP said the Scottish Labour MPs who signed it should apologise and distance themselves from the expected cuts ...

Labour told to 'act now' to stop catastrophic £23bn blow to British economy

EXCLUSIVE: The Government has been told it must act now in order to prevent economic shocks that could see many businesses go ...

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Labour councillor convicted of exposure resigns

A former senior aid of Health Secretary Wes Streeting has resigned from his role as a Redbridge councillor after being ...

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