Starmer offers a few privileges for deputies’ education for the UK’s social welfare plan

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The Sir Kerr Starmer government made only simple concessions on the controversial social welfare law as it is preparing to face what is possible to be the largest rebellion in the prime minister next month.

exhaustion The representatives participating in the rebel organization before the crisis voted on the reforms of the luxury, shown in Parliament on Wednesday, said that more than 160 do not agree with the proposals, as about 70 currently stated that it will contradict this procedure in the House of Commons.

One of them added that there are likely to be deputies who resign from their roles as a secretariat for parliamentarians – unpaid assistants – when they are asked to vote on some reforms in early July.

UK Prime Minister has already announced that he is Re backing from his deep non -popular decision To strip the fuel payments in the winter of about 10 million retirees, he indicated that it is keen to cancel the ceiling of the child’s bilateral benefits, which is a major contributor to the poverty of children.

Some senior government officials believe that these moves have gone large enough to clarify some potential rebels, although many deputies are not convinced.

“I look at these things as completely separate,” said one of the deputy who said: “I am still very concerned about what is on the table and the impact that will happen on my voter.”

There were accusations from the higher figures in the Labor Party because of the decision to framing the full cuts on the social welfare system as part of an exercise to save costs for the treasury, as many have argued that anger intensified between deputies. Some feel that it should have been presented as an effort to repair a bad -performance system and make more people work.

Reforms are expected to save each of the disability and disability of the Treasury, about 4.8 billion pounds, according to government estimates. Reforms will mean that about 800,000 people are less qualified to get disabled, including some who need to help with washing or bathing, and is expected to enter into force in November 2026.

In an attempt to appease some rebels, the government said it will provide a transition for 13 weeks in which people who are no longer qualified for personal independence payments (PIP) will continue to support.

The government said that about 200,000 people are considered permanently disabled and will also be exempted from re -evaluating their entitlement.

Another representative of the rebels said that “it is not related to whether you are taking money away from people in the first week or week 13, I will still vote against.”

The deputy added that the whip has approached her this week asking her to refrain from abstaining, which she rejected. She said, “I realize the need for some reform, but this is unacceptable.”

Prime Minister Angela Rainer sought to submit the proposed reforms as essential in the agenda, instead of its opposite, saying on Wednesday that “the work is the Labor, Equity and Social Justice Party.”

Renner refused to say whether the whip would be removed from the deputies who voted against the government.

Even after the proposed reforms, the total number of people at age work is expected to increase by 750,000 by the end of this parliament. The spending on this support is expected to increase from 23 billion pounds in 2024-25 to 31 billion pounds in 2029-30, according to government estimates.