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👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 It sounds like concessions are coming for the over 100 Labour MPs who had threatened to rebel over the government’s planned welfare cuts. On this episode, Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson, and Harriet Harman went over the possible options for the Prime Minister….

Number 10 has made concessions on its welfare bill after crisis talks with Labour rebels. Sir Keir Starmer will be hoping the changes are enough to avoid a Commons defeat when the measures are put to a vote on Tuesday – but several MPs have said they are still not satisfied. Sky News looks at…

First there was stonewalling, then the private complaints from MPs before a very public outburst that saw an eye-watering 127 MPs tell their prime minister they were going to defy him on a welfare vote. Now, the inevitable climbdown has arrived, with Downing Street making a significant offer to rebels last night on their planned…

The government has made an offer to rebel Labour MPs over its controversial welfare reforms, Sky News understands. More than 120 Labour MPs were poised to vote against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Bill on Tuesday. The changes come after a ring-around by cabinet ministers failed to bring rebels on side. The…

Less than a year ago in Downing Street, the bunting was out, and Keir Starmer was walking into No 10 to a chorus of cheers after winning a landslide victory. Now there’s such a rebellion from his own MPs, he’s being forced to climb down on his welfare reforms. PM set to make serious concessions…

Concessions on welfare are being discussed with rebel MPs ahead of a crunch vote next week, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed. The prime minister opened a statement about the NATO summit he has just returned from with a nod to the troubles he is facing at home. Politics Live: PM offers olive branch to Labour…

Despite “extensive” negotiations with the government, the UK’s largest bioethanol plant is to close due to the UK-US trade agreement, according to the firm that owns it. Consultations have begun with the more than 160 employees at Vivergo’s Hull site, with all manufacturing to cease before 13 September if no funding is agreed with government,…

👉Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. In a statement sent to Sam overnight, the government admits that concessions are on their way after an internal struggle over welfare reforms inside the…

The Reform Party is on track to get the most seats if an election took place this year – with combined support for the Conservatives and Labour collapsing to less than half of the national vote, new in-depth polling suggests. Analysts at YouGov have carried out their first Multilevel Regression and Post-stratification (MRP) poll since…

Cabinet ministers have been asking Labour MPs to take their name off a rebel amendment to the government’s controversial welfare bill, Sky News can reveal. In an attempt to quell the mounting rebellion of more than 100 MPs across all wings of the party, cabinet ministers were instructed to ring around the signatories of the…