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Huffington Post // Entertainment

MPs Have Passed Labour's Welfare Bill – But There Is Trouble Ahead For Keir Starmer

Wednesday 9th July 2025, 8:38PM


Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend PMQs this afternoon.Keir Starmer spent this afternoon in his happy place, rubbing shoulders with Emmanuel Macron and playing the global statesman.The pair held talks in 10 Downing Street as the French president’s three-day state visit to the UK continued.Among the topics discussed were how both governments can work together to end the small boats crisis, support Ukraine and increase bilateral trade and investment.Starmer positively beamed as he stood on the steps of No.10 alongside Macron and the pair’s wives.However, the PM was brought back to earth with a thump later in the day.Although MPs comfortably passed the government’s Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill by 336 votes to 242, dozens of Labour backbenchers thumbed their nose at the prime minister.Some 47 voted against the legislation, with a further 14 abstaining.That is despite Starmer making a series of concessions which mean the bill itself bears little resemblance to what it did originally.&l

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