Politics

### Starmer to Face PMQs Following Welfare Bill Adjustment Today, the UK Covid-19 inquiry is gathering testimony from former Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Updates will be provided as they unfold. At noon, Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attend Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in Parliament. Below is the list of MPs

### Senate Republicans Approve Major Policy Bill A closely contested vote in the Senate last night resulted in the passage of a significant tax and spending proposal, which now moves to the House for further consideration. The legislation was approved with a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the

One of Keir Starmer’s senior ministers has acknowledged that the government’s retreat on welfare reforms will come with financial consequences, as a prominent economic research group suggested new tax increases may now be more probable. Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, supported Starmer and Liz

Labour’s Divisive Welfare Bill Clears First Commons Hurdle Amid Further Concessions Labour’s contentious welfare legislation has passed its initial Commons vote, but only after ministers made further concessions to dissatisfied MPs. The universal credit and personal independence payment bill, which had already undergone revisions last week to address

Keir Starmer is preparing to make another concession to Labour backbenchers regarding disability benefits in a final effort to reduce the scale of the most significant rebellion of his leadership and secure passage of his contentious welfare bill. According to CuriosityNews, the planned eligibility threshold for disability benefits under the

Downing Street has "listened" and "fulfilled" the pledges it made regarding adjustments to the welfare bill, according to Meg Hillier, one of the leading critics of the legislation, who confirmed she would support the bill in Tuesday’s vote. The Treasury committee chair, who initially proposed