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Starmer Wins Welfare Reform Vote Amid Labour Rebellion

Prime Minister faces party revolt in test of leadership.

01 July 2025 · 23:40 UTC

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has narrowly won a crucial vote on his government’s welfare reform bill despite facing a significant rebellion from within his own Labour Party.

The victory comes at the cost of watering down key elements of the plan to secure enough support, highlighting divisions that have marked his first year in office.