MPs vote to pass Keir Starmer's welfare bill after last minute concessions

Keir Starmer's welfare bill was passed by 335 votes to 260 on Tuesday after he offered rebel backbenchers a last-minute concession on personal independence payment cuts, promising they would be shelved until next autumn after a review. The welfare reform triggered the largest Labour rebellion in Starmer's premiership, with 42 Labour MPs voting for an amendment proposed by Rachael Maskell which would have killed the bill