‘Electoral wake-up call’: dozens of Labour MPs risk losing majorities over welfare cuts, new data shared between Labour MPs has shown Rebels believe they may be able to secure as many as 50 MPs to vote against the changes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

jessicaelgot.bsky.social • 2 days ago

‘Electoral wake-up call’: dozens of Labour MPs risk losing majorities over welfare cuts, new data shared between Labour MPs has shown

Rebels believe they may be able to secure as many as 50 MPs to vote against the changes.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/14/electoral-wake-up-call-dozens-of-labour-mps-risk-losing-majorities-over-welfare-cuts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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linda2.bsky.social•2 days ago

Bravo!

ver-bat-man.bsky.social•2 days ago

Starting to wonder why I supported @uklabour on social media when the "Red Tory" haters started calling the party out on their shit.

csav55.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ffs, the next election is 4 years away, we don't even have the Welfare Reform White Paper yet, the devil will as always be in the detail. Why the constant negativity, are journalists unable to access the information the excellent Warren Oates finds every day. The speculation just helps Farage.

andyknash.bsky.social•2 days ago

The negative is very real if you are a disabled person.

csav55.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm not going to even attempt to diminish how you feel, I just want to see the final details.

andyknash.bsky.social•2 days ago

I assume you think the current green paper is worrying? Waiting for the final details of the white paper is too late for some of us. Raising issues now could lead to amendments.

csav55.bsky.social•2 days ago

The White Paper is a period of consultation, go onto the Government website and you can raise your concerns. That's why I want to wait for the final details.

andyknash.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm aware of what the white paper is and have completed it. If I could suggest you also fill it in as we need as many people reading and responding to it.

lwio.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just the threats of removing benefits is affecting disabled people. This is not what people expected when they voted Labour.
Labour pretty much won the election due to Tory incompetence and corruption not so much on their appeal to voters.
These benefit plans should have been killed at source.

andyknash.bsky.social•2 days ago

Shame that the threat of losing their seat rather than doing the right thing by disabled people suddenly motivates them.

stevewelling.bsky.social•2 days ago

Tbf many labour MPs are already unhappy about this, but maybe electoral damage might trigger a rethink in government

borisnorris.bsky.social•2 days ago

This rather suggests that keeping votes rather than doing what they think is right is what should motivate politicians.

theleftygator.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yup. Lost my vote.

againstlies.bsky.social•2 days ago

So go and vote for Farage if you think he will do any better - then weep when he does a Trump

theleftygator.bsky.social•2 days ago

Lol 😆 wow. Nice of ypu to assume I'm right wing.

againstlies.bsky.social•2 days ago

So who you going to vote for if not Labour?

theleftygator.bsky.social•2 days ago

Probably lib dems in the locals

againstlies.bsky.social•2 days ago

Good. Just make sure it is not a wasted vote and allows CONs or Reforms in.

sloanelysbeth.bsky.social•2 days ago

they should all be voted out regardless.

worst government of my life.

dervelo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Labour has let people down. Sooner or later they'll have to consider taxing the rich and tell their lobbyists to fook off.

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