Starmer offers ‘massive concessions’ on welfare bi... The Guardian

Starmer offers ‘massive concessions’ on welfare bill to Labour rebels

The Guardian June 26, 2025

<p>Exclusive: Leading rebels say they have been promised significant changes to planned cuts which could help bill avoid defeat</p><p>Keir Starmer has offered Labour MPs “massive concessions” on his controversial welfare bill in a move that looks to have won over key rebels and may have saved the prime minister from a damaging Commons defeat next week.</p><p>Leading rebels told the Guardian they had been promised significant changes to the planned cuts that could cost the government several billion pounds over the next few years but look set to shore up the prime minister’s precarious authority.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/26/starmer-offers-massive-concessions-on-welfare-bill-to-labour-rebels">Continue reading...</a>

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