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Today in Parliament

30/06/2025

Today in Parliament

BBC

Government

4.4160 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster where some Labour MPs say they're still unhappy about the government's proposed welfare reforms, despite the weekend's U-turn.

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0:00.0

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0:04.8

Order. Order.

0:07.4

Hello, I'm Susan Hume and this is the Today in Parliament podcast for Monday the 30th of June.

0:13.3

Coming up, there are signs that despite the U-turn, some Labour MPs are still not happy

0:18.3

about the government's attempts to cut disability benefits.

0:22.0

This is not just about process. This makes disabled people worse off.

0:26.7

Also, the Culture Secretary demands answers from the BBC after it broadcast anti-Semitic

0:32.6

chance at Glastonbury. If those answers aren't forthcoming, I do have various levers in order to hold the BBC

0:39.5

to account. And the Conservatives criticise the deal to hand over the Chegos Islands to Mauritius.

0:46.2

The fact that this territory is being ceded is frankly obscene. The fact that we are paying for it

0:51.7

makes it a farce. But first, Labour MPs have voiced continuing concern

0:56.8

at the government's planned welfare reforms

0:59.0

despite the Prime Minister's U-turn at the weekend.

1:02.5

The Work and Pension Secretary Liz Kendall

1:04.5

faced a barrage of critical questions

1:07.1

when she came to the comments to outline the latest changes to the bill, which she hopes will be enough to head off a Labour rebellion on the plans in a vote scheduled for tomorrow.

1:17.3

She said it was vital to reform the welfare system. Awards of the Disability Benefit PIP were increasing twice as fast as the prevalence of people with disabilities.

1:28.4

And she said Labour MPs had welcomed many parts of the reforms.

1:32.7

But Mr Speaker, there have also been real concerns about our initial proposals.

1:38.3

We have listened carefully and we are making positive changes as a result.

1:45.4

So the government has rolled back on some of the reforms

1:48.6

at the cost of £2.5 billion a year by the end of the decade.

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