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3 days ago | labourlist.org | Tom Belger

Some 59 of the 108 first signatories of the reasoned amendment opposing welfare cuts are new Labour MPs. Weren’t the newbies in the class of ’24 supposed to be ultra-loyal “Starmtroopers”? A year ago, the idea so many of the new intake would be publicly rebelling on such a high-profile issue within the new government’s first year would have felt laughable.

4 days ago | labourlist.org | Tom Belger

Keir Starmer faces one of the biggest rebellions his administration has seen yet, with rebel numbers into three figures going public to voice their opposition to the government’s welfare reforms. Over 100 Labour MPs have now put their names publicly to a “reasoned amendment” launched last night that would derail the government’s controversial welfare reform bill.

4 days ago | labourlist.org | Daniel Green |Tom Belger

More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a “reasoned amendment” seeking to thwart the government’s controversial welfare reform bill, in one of the most significant rebellions of Keir Starmer’s premiership to date. After weeks of behind-the-scenes discontent and lobbying over changes to personal independence payments and other benefits, over a quarter of Labour’s MPs have now gone public with their concerns.

4 days ago | labourlist.org | Luke O'Reilly

More than 20% of Labour members expect Reform to be the largest party after the next general election, while only 3% expect a large Labour majority, according to polling exclusive to LabourList. Asked what they expect the result of the next general election to be in a Survation poll of LabourList readers earlier this month, 13% said a hung Parliament with Reform forming the government, 6% said a small Reform majority, and 3% said a large Reform majority.

6 days ago | labourlist.org | Daniel Green

Each June marks Pride Month, dedicated to commemorating contributions by the LGBT+ community and acting as a reminder of the ongoing fight for equality. Almost 50 years after Maureen Colquhoun became the first MP to be openly gay while in office, more than ten percent of the House of Commons identify as LGBT+ – with the majority sitting on the government benches. We spoke to some of Labour’s LGBT+ MPs to ask what Pride means to them.