The Government’s Welfare Bill has passed through the House of Commons with 335 votes for and 260 against
However it needed a second major u turn which saw Keir Starmer effectively scrapping the entire PIP section of the bill.
There will be no changes until The Timms review reports back in the autumn of 2026
The changes will leave the chancellor Rachel Reeves needing to find another £5bn in the autumn budget
Forty nine Labour MP’s voted against the bill with two from Greater Manchester, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Navendu Mishra who represents Stockport
The amendment to reject the government’s welfare bill also failed, with 149 MPs voting in favour and 328 against.
Critics are saying that the bill has been watered down beyond recognition and is now virtually meaningless
