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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, fighting a rebellion from his own party in a vote Tuesday on welfare reform and reckoning with a sluggish economy and rock-bottom approval ratings.

On Tuesday, Starmer faces a vote in Parliament on welfare spending after watering down planned cuts to disability benefits that caused consternation from Labour lawmakers. Many balked at plans to raise the threshold for the payments by requiring a more severe physical or mental disability, a move the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated would cut the income of 3.2 million people by 2030.

After more than 120 Labour lawmakers said they would vote against the bill — more than enough to defeat it — the government offered concessions, including a guarantee that no one currently getting benefits will be affected by the change. It pledged to consult with disability groups about the changes, and do more to help sick and disabled people find jobs.

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[–] crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org 25 points 3 days ago

How can you even call yourself Labour and be trying to make cuts to vulnerable people. He acts more like a Tory than someone who is meant to represent the common people.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago

This charmless dud has no passion other than supporting israel's genocide and crushing the left. He is a slave to power and works for Netanyahu not the British people.

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 days ago

Just a reminder:

[–] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

"faces down" does not mean "surrendered to"