concessions

The government has won a vote on its benefits bill by 75 votes, but only after offering last-minute concessions to Labour rebels. Ministers had already watered down their plans once …

Hours before MPs were due to vote on the government’s welfare bill, Angela Rayner conveyed an urgent message to Downing Street. She had spent the day in intense talks with …

Downing Street’s plans to see off a major Labour welfare rebellion were in chaos on Monday night, amid continued brinkmanship between MPs and the government over the scale of the …

Joshua Nevett Political reporter EPA The government is to release more details about the concessions it has made over proposed welfare changes, as ministers attempt to quell a rebellion of …

In the face of growing opposition, the government finally stopped ignoring the warnings from its own backbenchers and made changes to its disability benefits bill. No one doubts these concessions …

The Labour whip who resigned in protest against disability benefit cuts has said Keir Starmer’s concessions do not yet go far enough to win her over, as No 10 launched …

The humbling of a prime minister by his own side is rarely an edifying spectacle, but it does at least suggest a pulse in the parliamentary system. Sir Keir Starmer …

Keir Starmer has offered Labour MPs “massive concessions” on his controversial welfare bill in a move that has won over key rebels and is likely to have saved the prime …

Keir Starmer has confirmed Downing Street is offering concessions to rebel Labour MPs to get his controversial welfare bill over the line. The prime minister told the Commons that he …

Downing Street and the Treasury intervened to stop any concessions in the planning bill, after pro-housing MPs voiced anger over a Labour rebel amendment that attempted to strengthen nature protections. …