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Labour rebels offered further concession ahead of key welfare vote (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Live reporting of the second reading of the infamous welfare bill.

The Work and Pensions Minister Sir Stephen Timms is expected to tell MPs that the timing of the eligibility changes to the personal independence payment (Pip) will now take account of the findings of the review that Timms is to lead.

MPs have expressed concerns over the last 24 hours that the planned scheduling of the Timms review was too close to the planned changes to Pip eligibility, that are due to come into affect in November of next year - and so its conclusions wouldn’t be able to be acted upon.

The government will seek to reassure MPs that this issue will now be resolved.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

i love how starmer's legacy is going to be killing poor and trans people, defending genocide, and being trump's poodle.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No faith in the Timms review tho.

There is so much wrong with this bill yet it's all focused on the PIP changes. not actually the basics of not shitting on the disabled when you should be eating the rich. Fucking New Nu Labour.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not to mention. The concession is basically. Wait for a report. With 0 requirement to follow the results of that report.

So you can fuck over the support for disabled independence. But must wait a while. If the MPs considered this in anyway a requirement. They would wait for the report before passing the law.