Labour faces showdown on UK welfare reform as concessions fail to quash rebellion

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The UK government refused to say that it is confident in winning its main voting for social welfare reform this week, as a large number of rebel representatives are still threatening to try to kill the bill, on the pretext that the concessions of the ministers are not going out enough.

Wes Street, Minister of Health, said on Sunday that the government was “in a better position” with its deputies after alleviating the changes in the welfare reforms of deficit, but it did not stop saying that it was confident that it had obtained the numbers more than 120 deputies of the Labor Party of rebellion against legislation.

The government has a working majority of 165, and this means that about 80 deputies from the Labor Party may need to vote against the bill to defeat it, depending on the abstinence of voting and the assumption that the other parties oppose them.

“We are in a much better position than we were last week,” the street told the BBC on Sunday morning, but we admitted that there is still a lot of confidence that must be rebuilt. “

On Tuesday, voting became a major test for Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer as he approached the first anniversary of his position.

Starmer moved to reduce the reforms last week after the government seemed ready to lose voting despite its huge majority.

The government’s changes to the draft law-in that targeting not to take deficit subsidies away from the people who are already receiving them-have been a major shift by Starmer. Critics said they are risking the creation of a “two -level” care system with people who are disabled after the losses that risk loss.

Starmer has argued that reform is necessary to stop the high budget for luxury, but the changes will reduce government savings from about 5 billion pounds to about 2 billion pounds. Along with U early on the fuel payments in the winter, Rachel Reeves, a 4.25 billion pounds hole in its budget.

The Treasury said that it will not be filled by “permanent” borrowing and will determine how it will be funded in the budget this fall, which leads to a warning to increase taxes.

A number of rebels said they are now ready to support the bill, but it is understood that dozens are understood, as many take the weekend to think about their options.

A Downing Street spokesman refused to say whether the government was “calmly confident” when asked, but it indicated the fact that a number of senior rebels have now agreed to support the vote after concessions.

They said that the image will be more clear on Monday after the ministers have set the reference conditions for the so -called TIMMS review in the advantages of the deficit.

But in order to be very close to the potential vote of the government without being a more clear picture of the result, it is very unusual, and it indicates tensions and bad blood inside the labor.

A government official said that they were “good talks” with deputies on changes in the bill.

They said: “It will ensure that Timms review is to protect the most at risk, and we get those who want to work again at work and maintain a sustainable care system for the future.” “This is important to all work deputies.”

On Monday, the Minister of Labor and Pensions, Liz Kendall, is scheduled to make a statement to the House of Commons, which confirms the planned changes of the government in reforms and a review of the benefits with charitable societies for disability.

The actual text of the draft law cannot be changed at this stage, so deputies are required to take the ministerial statement as a promise that the changes will be enacted in the following reading.

Although “there is no argument”, the government defeated a number of opponents, “there are still many who will vote against them.”

“Some colleagues are waiting for what the minister says tomorrow,” Parker said. “The main issue is all that is presented by the written minister, and will not be in the face of the bill and confidence in its lowest level ever.”

Representative Louise Haig, one of the prominent rebels, said on Sunday that she will now vote for the bill, on the pretext that a “large number of concessions” had been presented, but said that the government should learn from the crisis.

“I think this week’s crisis hastened in the sense that has not been heard,” Haig told the BBC.

She added: “There were issues related to economic policy and political strategy that prompted many colleagues to take this unprecedented step.”

On Saturday, the Union of the Union of Union called on the Union of Labor Finance Party to cancel the bill with Secretary -General Sharon Graham called “division and evil”.

“The government needs to drop the entire social welfare bill and start again with the principle of social justice and help people work in its heart,” Graham added.

Starmer admitted to the Sunday Times that he had not got everything well and admitted his last focus until mid -week was in the Iranian crisis, G7 and Nato.

He refused to be “Bolocks” called his chief of staff, Morgan Mcsweeee – a special focus on the anger of the rebels because of his dealings with luxury reforms – was the true driving force behind government decisions.

“All these decisions are my decisions and possess them,” Starmer said.