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Commons chaos as Starmer abandons key welfare reform at last minute

Commons chaos as Starmer abandons key welfare reform at last minute

Labour has made a dramatic U-turn on its flagship welfare Bill, ditching a clause that would have made it harder to claim disability benefits. Sir Keir Starmer faced a mounting rebellion from his own MPs — and fears of a Commons defeat — before the Government announced the change just 90 minutes before the vote.

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