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Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting, March 4, 2025
PRIME Minister Sir Keir Starmer is struggling to keep the lid on a mounting rebellion among backbench Labour MPs over his planned attack on welfare.
Dozens of MPs are not buying his argument that massive cuts are justified because the welfare system is “unsustainable, indefensible and unfair.”
The PM is targeting benefits for disabled people in particular, with Welfare Secretary Liz Kendall expected to outline plans for spending reductions next week.
Corbyn and Sultana commit to launching new socialist party
If Labour MPs who rebelled over the welfare reforms expected to be listened to, they shouldn’t have underestimated the vindictiveness of the Starmer regime. But a new left party that might rehome them is yet to be established, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Starmer doubles down on witch hunt by suspending the whip from Diane Abbott
