Dominic Penna

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Political Correspondent at The Telegraph

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Reeves ‘to raise taxes if welfare Bill defeated by rebels’

1 day ago | msn.com | Chris Price |Tim Wallace |Jack Maidment |Dominic Penna

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Labour rebels at risk of losing seats over Starmer's benefits cuts

2 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tony Diver |Ben Butcher |Ollie Corfe |Dominic Penna

MPs have long complained that while Labour pushes through its agenda in Parliament with its large majority, constituents confront them at the weekend with concerns about Sir Keir's policies. Meanwhile, Reform UK has made significant gains in many of the so-called Red Wall marginals, many of which are poorer than the average. Labour MPs say that constituents elected the party on the promise of protecting the lower-paid and vulnerable, and Sir Keir risks driving those voters away with his reforms.
Andy Burnham joins rebellion over benefit cuts

2 days ago | msn.com | Ben Riley-Smith |Jack Maidment |Dominic Penna

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Andy Burnham joins rebellion over benefit cuts

2 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben Riley-Smith |Jack Maidment |Dominic Penna

Andy Burnham has joined Labour rebels to call on Sir Keir Starmer to pause his welfare cuts. The mayor for Greater Manchester threw his support behind Labour MPs and Sir Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, who were openly rebelling against cuts to disability benefits.
Starmer faces major Labour rebellion over benefits cuts

3 days ago | msn.com | Jack Maidment |Dominic Penna

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Starmer clamps down on Labour welfare rebels

6 days ago | msn.com | Dominic Penna

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Now ban the IRGC, Labour MPs tell Starmer

6 days ago | msn.com | Dominic Penna |Nick Gutteridge

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Starmer clamps down on Labour welfare rebels

6 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Dominic Penna

In March, hundreds of protesters marched towards the House of Commons to demonstrate against welfare cuts - Mike Kemp/GettySir Keir Starmer is set to clamp down on Labour rebels by forcing them to show up to next week’s vote on benefit cuts. Backbenchers opposed to the Government’s sweeping welfare reforms said their permission to be absent from Parliament on July 1 has now been withdrawn.
Starmer clamps down on Labour welfare rebels

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Dominic Penna

The MP accused Downing Street of "very bad management" and claimed its approach would backfire by increasing the size of the revolt. "Everyone I speak to, it's not whether they're going to support it, it's whether they're going to abstain or vote against," they added. "It's the same with winter fuel and grooming gangs - it's another hill we're being marched up.
Immigration is the biggest burden on NHS, say Labour voters

6 days ago | msn.com | Dominic Penna

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