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Left MPs vow to stage a Commons rebellion over Sir Keir's refusal to scrap two-child benefit cap
Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England, July 22, 2024

SIR KEIR STARMER could be on course to receive a bloody nose over his refusal to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap as left Labour MPs vow to stage a Commons rebellion tonight.

MPs are set to back an SNP amendment calling for the cap to be axed after the Prime Minister scrambled to indicate for the first time that he will consider scrapping it.

The amendment to the King’s Speech debate was supported by Plaid Cymru, the Green Party, the SDLP, the Alliance Party and independent MPs, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

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