UK PM makes final efforts to persuade rebel MPs
The online edition of The Independent has today's headline news that the UK Labour government's revised bill on social welfare reform will be put to a vote in the House of Commons tomorrow. Although Prime Minister Starmer has made significant concessions, government officials admitted yesterday that the bill may still push up to 150,000 people into poverty. Therefore, many Labour MPs and senior members are still pressuring the Prime Minister to make more concessions, otherwise they will vote against it during the vote.
The 'i' also reported that 10 Downing Street is still making last-minute efforts to convince dozens of ruling Labour MPs who still oppose the social welfare reform bill to change their minds and vote in favor during the vote tomorrow. However, the report cited some opposing MPs saying that the threshold for future claims of related social welfare benefits is still too high, so they demand lower eligibility standards.
The Daily Mail stated that UK Prime Minister Starmer will face the humiliation of many ruling Labour MPs turning against him later today. The report pointed out that although Starmer tried to persuade these rebellious MPs to change their minds, these efforts have not been effective as of yesterday, so it is expected that these rebellious MPs may vote against or abstain from voting on the social welfare reform bill tomorrow.
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