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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

BIZARRE: How labour welfare vote rebellion compares to previous revolts by mps - What They Never Told You

Keir Starmer has suffered a serious blow after dozens of his own MPs voted against his planned welfare reforms in Parliament.

The prime minister had been forced into two humiliating U-turns on the legislation in less than a week to head off a revolt that threatened to defeat his government on one of its flagship policies.

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