Is Labour facing big backlash over welfare reforms?
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
In its current form, the government faces a big rebellion from dozens of Labour MPs over concerns that changes to welfare will drive families into poverty.
On today's episode, Matt Barbet is joined by political correspondent Tamara Cohen to discuss the backlash from inside the Labour Party and the wider public.
Producer: Emily Hulme
Editor: Soila Apparicio
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| 1:00.3 | Labor's planned welfare reforms. They are controversial. |
| 1:03.9 | And with the details now announced on what would be cut, the party could be facing a major rebellion. |
| 1:09.8 | Back after this. |
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