Labour MPs rebel against UK welfare reform
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 27 June 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Some members of the UK's parliament fight back against proposed welfare cuts, and early intelligence suggests Iran’s uranium stockpile is still intact, officials say. Plus, the rise of sports gambling in Nigeria is being powered by social media influencers.
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Early intelligence suggests Iran’s uranium largely intact, European officials say
A defeat Keir Starmer cannot afford
Keir Starmer in talks with rebel MPs in bid to head off welfare revolt
The football betting influencers behind Nigeria’s not-so secret gambling boom
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| 0:29.0 | UK. |
| 0:32.2 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Friday, June 27th, and this is your FT News Briefing. Sir Kier-Starmer is having a |
| 0:40.3 | hard time keeping his party in line, and European officials say that Iran's uranium stockpile |
| 0:46.1 | is still largely intact. Plus, online gambling is taking off in Nigeria, and a big part of it |
| 0:52.6 | is thanks to social media. There are about 165 million internet users in Nigeria, and a big part of it is thanks to social media. |
| 1:00.2 | There are about 165 million internet users in Nigeria, and according to betting executives, I've spoken to, the internet has been solely responsible for this boom in gambling. |
| 1:06.1 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:18.1 | Music Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. There's a rebellion going on in the UK Parliament, and it's over welfare reform. |
| 1:23.4 | More and more Labor MPs are planning to vote against the government's proposed cuts next week. |
| 1:28.6 | That puts Prime Minister Kier Starmer in a tricky spot. |
| 1:32.5 | Here to explain is the FTs Robert Shrimsley. |
| 1:34.6 | Hey, Robert. |
| 1:35.3 | Hi, Mark. |
| 1:36.4 | Robert, first off, what are these proposed reforms to the UK's welfare system? |
| 1:40.6 | Okay, so first of all, Mark, I need to put a bit of context on this. |
| 1:43.2 | Sure. |
| 1:43.7 | It is a general acceptance that the welfare bill is getting dangerously high in Britain. |
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