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Starmer to face PMQs after welfare bill climbdownThe UK Covid-19 inquiry is hearing evidence from former health secretary Matt Hancock today. I’ll be sharing updates as…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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

Ministers have offered a series of last-minute concessions on copyright protections in an effort to avoid a fifth defeat in the House of Lords that could…