The government won a vote on its controversial, watered down welfare bill on Tuesday night – but faced its biggest backbench rebellion so far.
The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill passed by 335 votes to 260. A total of 49 Labour MP’s rebelled against their own government.
Furthermore, there are doubts over whether the bill, in its current form, will make any significant savings, after a series of government concessions.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was forced to abandon a key plank of his welfare reform package in the face of an even bigger Labour rebellion, which would have led to a Commons defeat.
The Government shelved plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment (Pip) and any changes will now only come after a review of the benefit.
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