Starmer Faces Brewing Rebellion Over £5 Billion Benefit Cut

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is less than 10 days away from the biggest parliamentary challenge to his authority in his not-yet year-long tenure.

Unpopular cuts to disability benefits unveiled earlier this year as part of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ efforts to balance the country’s books are due before the House of Commons for their first vote on July 1, with a large-scale rebellion brewing on the Labour back benches.