Minister defends Liz Kendall’s handling of welfare reform brief despite major rebellion before vote – UK politics live

<p>Pat McFadden insists welfare reform change vote will go ahead as planned but says party will ‘engage with’ rebels</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/23/labour-mps-launch-major-rebellion-to-stop-benefits-cuts-bill">Labour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare bill</a></p></li></ul><p><em>Frances Ryan reports for the Guardian:</em></p><p><strong>Downing Street’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach equality law, the government has been warned.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jun/24/keir-starmer-government-labour-welfare-latest-uk-politics-news-live">Continue reading...</a>