MPs voted 336 to 242 in favor of Sir Keir Starmer’s Universal Credit Bill, despite 47 Labour MPs rebelling against the reforms aimed at cutting Universal Credit and PIP. Starmer softened the bill by limiting changes to future applicants and agreeing to a review before implementing PIP reforms, while critics warned it undermines the party’s values of equality and justice.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: MPs have voted to change the rules about how people get help with money from the government, but some members of the Labour party are upset and think it’s not fair.
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