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Starmer set to offer Labour MPs further welfare bill concession PM to make final attempt to get bill over the line with dozens of backbenchers still planning to vote against it theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Government confirms our story earlier - the clause on Pip is removed. Bill in tatters.

MP says that Farage and Corbyn standing near each other in the yes lobby is helping to focus minds as MPs vote on the Maskell wrecking amendment

Now to the full vote on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment bill which now no longer has anything to do with personal independence payments 🫠

The ripple effect of tonight’s welfare vote chaos will be long lasting - it will mean a lot for the government’s agenda on SEND, immigration and tax. It may mean a reshuffle. Backbenchers are emboldened. It’s going to be quite the four years…

Our read tonight Inside the secret talks with Angela Rayner where another concession was brokered by Labour MPs. Starmer signed it off when Kendall was in the chamber and briefed the rebels himself By Kiran Stacey and me theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Long thought there's a lot of money to be made in telling traders what's actually happening in politics.

Have been disturbed about this all day Market reaction is a significant constraint on HMG's ability to act (that's not me complaining; it's a fact of life) But what if far from being efficient they just work on vibes (and, worse they pick out SW1 noise as vibes)

Welfare climbdown lets genie out of the bottle, and no one knows what happens next - a great analysis by ⁦Jessica Elgot⁩ theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

A-grade state failure stuff. Completely neglect the tube network, allowing it to become a public disgrace — then hint that anybody trying to stop this from happening is a criminal.

This is very reminiscent of the event I reported on last year with lots of very influential people on the left which Corbyn spoke at. Some people there insisted it was the start of a new party and others insisted it wasn't. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…