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Labour could face biggest rebellion since Iraq war as MPs vote on welfare cuts

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 Members of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) protest in Leeds. Photo: Neil Terry Photography

… Keir Starmer could face the biggest parliamentary revolt since the Iraq war as MPs vote on welfare cuts the government’s own figures say will push 150,000 into poverty by 2030 tomorrow.

No 10 was accused of “total desperation” as furious Labour rebels vowed to vote down the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Bill.

Celebrities joined disabled activists as they staged protests outside Parliament and across the country today against the plans to create a “two-tier” welfare system.

Disabled People Against Cuts co-founder Linda Burnip told the Morning Star: “We are very much against the paltry concessions that have been made which actually don’t seem to going to protect anyone. 

“It smacks to me of total desperation, they are just flopping around changing things from one day to another.

“We are obviously not being bought off by the concessions and protests will continue and we will make sure that any Labour MPs that vote in favour of this Bill don’t get back into the Parliament at the next election.”

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Keir Starmer says that the Labour Party under his leadership all feel a small part of Scunthorpe.
Keir Starmer says that the Labour Party under his leadership all feel a small part of Scunthorpe.
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‘We’ll hound you out of office’: Disabled people’s protest warns Labour

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At the Disabled People Against Cuts (Dpac) protest against benefit cuts (Picture: Guy Smallman)

MPs will vote on Tuesday on Labour’s vicious ‘welfare reform’ bill

Disabled people say they are in a fight for their lives. Hundreds of people gathered in the sweltering heat at Parliament Square on Monday for a protest organised by Disabled People Against Cuts (Dpac) and others.

It came amid a growing MPs’ rebellion against Labour’s plans to slash disabled people’s benefits. 

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Paula Peters from Dpac told the crowd, “There is only one thing to do with this bill—bin it.”

The Labour government claims it has to slash the welfare budget, but is boosting military spending. 

Angela Grant from the PCS union said, “They are spending money on selling arms to other countries to kill other people like us. It’s warfare abroad and warfare against disabled people.

“They do not care. They are not listening—until we make them listen. We have seen some U-turns already. That’s people power.”

Disabled journalist Frances Ryan has said, “This is Labour’s poll tax, its tuition fees, its Partygate. Just as the Iraq war was for Tony Blair, disability cuts are the moral stain that will mark Starmer’s government and the party for years to come.”

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