Starmer warns Labour MPs against future rebellions
Rebel Labour MPs get email rebuke over welfare cuts
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has issued a warning to backbench Labour MPs against future rebellions, aiming to reassert his authority within the party.
- Forty-seven Labour MPs voted against the government's welfare bill, which led to a last-minute climbdown by the government on benefit cuts.
- Labour's Chief Whip, Sir Alan Campbell, this week emailed the rebel MPs, reminding them that their votes against the frontbench position constituted breaking the party whip.
- Sir Keir has suspended four Labour MPs due to their involvement in the rebellion and other breaches of party discipline.
- The government's U-turn on welfare cuts has created a £5bn financial gap, prompting calls from some Labour MPs for a wealth tax to address the shortfall.