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The bill has passed by 335 votes to 260 \u2013 a majority of 75.<\/p>\n
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Updated at\u00a014.29 EDT<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Charities says disabled people will still lose out from welfare bill, despite Pip reform U-turn<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Kendall claims Labour MPs ‘100% behind prime minister’<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n ‘Listening is strength in politics’ – Kendall brushes off claims multiple welfare bill U-turns have made her position untenable<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Kendall rules out resigning after her bill only passes following multiple U-turns branded shambolic<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n 49 Labour MPs voted against welfare bill at second reading, division list shows<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n MPs vote through welfare bill by 335 votes to 260 – majority of 75<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n 42 Labour MPs voted for Maskell amendment to kill off welfare bill, division list shows<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Starmer easily wins first vote on welfare bill with 179 majority, as massive climbdown heads off Labour revolt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Timms declines to guarantee future Pip changes will be in primary legislation so MPs can amend them<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Timms says his review of Pip assessment ‘not intended to save money’<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Timms winds up debate for government<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Welfare bill has now ‘more or less disintegrated’ after U-turn, say Tories<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n How four-point Pip eligibility rule was central to Treasury’s plan to save money from welfare changes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n Badenoch says Starmer’s latest welfare U-turn is ‘utter capitulation’, leaving bill that’s ‘pointless’<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n Labour MPs say welfare bill now ‘complete mess’, and restate calls for it to be withdrawn<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n How latest concession means government left with welfare bill that won’t affect Pip eligibility<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n No 10 guts welfare bill in big new concession as minister says Pip cuts planned for 2026 shelved until after Timms review<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Starmer set to offer Labour MPs further welfare bill concession<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Ex-whip Vicky Foxcroft welcomes concessions, but says Timms review must report before Pip changes rolled out<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n No 10 refuses to rule out further concessions on welfare bill<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n Meg Hillier urges Labour MPs to ‘bank’ concessions, back government and continue to fight for disabled people<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n Tories criticise Reform UK for voting against welfare bill – even though they are voting against it too<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n Ministers said to be close to offering further concession to Labour rebels, with crunch vote due in just over 3 hours<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n Labour’s Rebecca Long-Bailey says there are ‘endless’ alternative ways of raising money, such as wealth tax<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n Lib Dems claim two-tier welfare ‘unBritish’, and it’s ‘Orwellian’ for some disabled people to be ‘more equal than others’<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n ‘I cannot cross by on the other side’ – Rachael Maskell says she can’t ignore what ‘Dickensian’ cuts will do for disabled<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Badenoch says welfare bill is ‘rushed attempt to plug chancellor’s fiscal hole’<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Kendall says, when Timms review Pip rules kick in, claimants can seek reassessment if they think that would help<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Kendall confirms existing Pip claimants will be reassessed under current rules, even after November 2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Kendall says Pip claimants with fluctuating conditions could be treated as being so disabled they can never return to work<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Kendall says government will publish updated impact assessments, showing positive effect of employment schemes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Liz Kendall opens debate on UC and Pip bill<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Speaker confirms that MPs will get vote on rebel Labour amendment intended to kill off bill<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Starmer defends government’s record at cabinet<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n What happens next to UC and Pip bill if it passes tonight?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n Voters opposed to welfare cuts, but more split on whether disability benefits should cover mental health conditions, poll suggests<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n Reeves insists government committed to cutting number of sick and disabled people in poverty<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n Will welfare bill go through? Pippa Crerar on latest state of play<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n Will Starmer’s rebellion over plans to cut sickness benefit match what happened when Blair tried the same in 1999?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n Ministers launch review of UK parental leave and pay to \u2018reset system\u2019<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Leading Labour rebel backs welfare bill amid sustained defiance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Text of Rachael Maskell’s reasoned amendment backed by rebel Labour MPs to kill off welfare bill<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Starmer risks defeat on welfare bill as 39 Labour MPs sign up to kill it off, with ‘loads more’ set to join them, rebel says<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/span>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Changes to the universal credit and Pip bill mean no savings for the chancellor in this parliament, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).<\/strong><\/p>\n Helen Miller, the deputy director<\/strong> of IFS, said there is a \u201cpronounced rise\u201d in working-age health-related benefits. Spending is rising from \u00a352bn last year and, without reform, is forecast to reach \u00a366bn by 2029\u201330.<\/p>\n The government\u2019s original reform was set to save \u00a35.5bn in the short run (by 2029\u201330) and double that in the long run when fully rolled out.<\/p>\n Without reform to personal independence payment, the watered down bill is not expected to deliver any savings over the next four years.<\/p>\n This is because over this period the forecast savings from reducing the universal credit (UC) health element for new claimants (\u00a31.7bn in 2029\u201330) will be roughly offset by the cost of increasing the UC standard allowance.<\/p>\n This is a government with a majority of 165 that is seemingly unable to reform either pensioner winter fuel payments or working-age disability benefits. That doesn\u2019t bode well for those hoping this government will grasp the nettle and address the deeper, structural challenges facing the UK public finances.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.53 EDT<\/p>\n Scotland\u2019s social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville<\/strong>, has said the UK government risks creating a \u201cdeeply unfair\u201d two-tier system if it presses ahead with plans to push the impact of cuts on to future applicants for disability benefits and that it should abandon the bill completely.<\/p>\n Somerville confirmed that her government had no plans to row back support for disabled people in Scotland.<\/p>\n The UK government needs to stop balancing the books on the backs of some of the most vulnerable people in society. They need to properly listen to the overwhelming criticism their proposals have generated and do the right thing by disabled people by abandoning this bill entirely.<\/p>\n I want to reassure disabled people in Scotland, that the Scottish government will not cut Scotland\u2019s adult disability payment \u2013 we will not let disabled people down as the UK government has done.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.18 EDT<\/p>\n Originally, 150,000 unpaid carers stood to lose carer\u2019s allowance at a budget reduction of \u00a3500m by 2030, according to the charity Carers UK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Helen Walker<\/strong>, chief executive of Carers UK, welcomed the concessions regarding Pip.<\/p>\n Unpaid carers will be hugely relieved that the government has recognised the harmful impact the proposed changes to Pip could have on whole families.<\/p>\n Legislating for a system that would be under review would have been entirely in the wrong order.<\/p>\n These proposals have caused untold stress and worry for many thousands of carers. It\u2019s the right decision to ensure that the Timms review of Pip is concluded and that the implications for unpaid carers are known before the government takes any further steps.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.49 EDT<\/p>\n The leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage<\/strong>, has offered his reaction to the passing of a much changed bill. Speaking on GB News he said that the government is \u201cin big trouble\u201d and suggested Keir Starmer is a \u201cpuppet\u201d.<\/p>\n U-turn after U-turn after U-turn, denial of what he said in the speech on immigration, \u2018oh, I regret it, I regret it, I hadn\u2019t read it\u2019, a self-admission that he\u2019s a puppet.<\/p>\n Today, to avoid potentially a massive defeat in the House of Commons, a watering down of a bill that renders it almost meaningless. I\u2019m looking at the big picture. This government is in big trouble.<\/p>\n We voted against it, because I won\u2019t lift a finger to help a government that is doing so much damage to our country.<\/p>\n ShareAndrew Sparrow<\/span><\/p>\n Ruth Curtice<\/strong>, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation thinktank, says the concession announced today means that in the medium term \u2013 the relevant period for the chancellor\u2019s fiscal rules \u2013 the welfare reforms will now save more or less no money at all. But that does not mean they are totally pointless, she says on Bluesky.<\/p>\n The latest u-turn looks to be removing all PIP changes from the bill. Remaining net savings in the crucial year for fiscal rules of….about zero. Doesn\u2019t mean the bill is nothing though: still very important changes to, and a sensible rebalancing of, universal credit (with savings in future years)<\/p>\n That is all from me for tonight. Morgan Ofori<\/strong> is now taking over.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Groups representing the disabled have mixed views on what happened this evening. While Mencap<\/strong> issued a statement welcoming the dropping of the Pip elements of the bill (see 6.43pm), other charities highlight their concerns about what is left in the bill.<\/p>\n Charlotte Gill, head of campaigns and public affairs at the MS Society<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\n The government has been forced to listen to disabled people at the eleventh hour. And that\u2019s thanks to people with MS who have sent thousands of emails, made hundreds of phone calls, and had countless conversations with MPs to make their voices heard.<\/p>\n While we\u2019re relieved that the government are dropping some of their most catastrophic plans for PIP, and committing to a review before any changes go ahead, we still believe this bill risks causing harm to disabled people. <\/p>\n Pushing through cuts to those on Universal Credit who are unable to work is unfair and cruel.<\/p>\n And James Taylor, executive director at disability equality charity Scope<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\n It\u2019s right to consult and engage with disabled people before making sweeping changes to Pip. Changes that would have made hundreds of thousands of claimants worse off. Changes that could have been avoided altogether.<\/p>\n We now need cast-iron confirmation that future reforms will be genuinely co-produced with disabled people, as promised.<\/p>\n However, this bill still includes measures that will strip thousands of pounds in support from disabled people.<\/p>\n Our analysis shows disabled households will face almost \u00a315,000 a year in extra costs by 2030. Under these changes, more than 700,000 future universal credit health claimants would receive on average \u00a33,000 less support each year than claimants do now.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Ed Davey<\/strong>, the Lib Dem leader, issued this statement after the welfare bill passed tonight. He said:<\/p>\n This is no way to run a country.<\/p>\n The government should scrap this failed bill altogether and work cross-party to actually bring down the welfare bill by getting people into work.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n There were 42 Labour MPs who voted for the Maskell amendments. But two Labour MPs acted as tellers in the division for the ayes \u2013 Clive Lewis and Andy McDonald \u2013 and they are not included in the 42, although they were helping them. They both voted against the bill too.<\/p>\n Other Labour MPs who did not vote for the Maskell amendment but who did vote against the bill getting a second reading include Rosena Allin-Khan, Marsha de Cordova, Abtisam Mohamed and Marie Tidball.<\/p>\n The division lists are here.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Q: But what is left in the bill?<\/em><\/p>\n Kendall<\/strong> claimed there were some \u201creally important changes\u201d to universal credit left in the bill. And the right to try changes were important, she said.<\/p>\n Q: But you made an argument that current welfare spending was unsustainable \u2013 and now you\u2019re not going to save any money?<\/em><\/p>\n Kendall<\/strong> claimed the measures in the bill would still help to get more people into work, saving the government money.<\/p>\n Q: Haven\u2019t you found out that, even with a whopping majorty, Labour is fundamentally unwilling to reform the welfare state? Your plans are in the skip. They\u2019re dead, they\u2019re buried.<\/em><\/p>\n Kendall<\/strong> said reform was important, and Labour was starting to deliver change.<\/p>\n Q: How do you assess the PM\u2019s authority?<\/em><\/p>\n Kendall<\/strong> said people are \u201c100% behind a prime minister who secured the first Labour government in 14 years\u201d.<\/p>\n But there are lessons to learn, she said.<\/p>\n Q: What is the key lesson to learn? This has been an unedifying week for the government.<\/em><\/p>\n Kendall<\/strong> said welfare reform was always difficult, perhaps particularly for Labour governments.<\/p>\n She said it had been \u201ca bumpy time tonight\u201d, but the party would go forward together.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Chris Mason<\/strong> opened his interview by putting it to Liz Kendall that this process had been shambolic.<\/p>\n Kendall<\/strong> replied:<\/p>\n I wish we had got to this point in a different way, and there are absolutely lessons to learn, but I think it\u2019s really important we\u2019ve passed this bill for second reading. It puts in place some really important reforms to the welfare system.<\/p>\n Q: Is your position tenable? You\u2019ve been humiliated.<\/p>\n Kendall<\/strong> replied:<\/p>\n I think listening is actually a strength in politics, as indeed it is in life, and I\u2019ll continue to listen to colleagues, absolutely.<\/p>\n What was very interesting was how much support there was for the principle of reforming the welfare state, that those who can work should work, but need help to do so, and that we need to protect those who can\u2019t work.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.03 EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MPs vote through welfare bill by 335 votes to 260 – majority of 75 The bill has passed by 335 votes to 260 \u2013 a majority of 75. 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Charities says disabled people will still lose out from welfare bill, despite Pip reform U-turn<\/h2>\n
Kendall claims Labour MPs ‘100% behind prime minister’<\/h2>\n
‘Listening is strength in politics’ – Kendall brushes off claims multiple welfare bill U-turns have made her position untenable<\/h2>\n