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Electoral Dysfunction

What will Keir Starmer learn from the Labour welfare chaos?

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

It sounds like concessions are being offered to the dozens of Labour MPs who had threatened to rebel over the government’s planned welfare cuts. 

On this episode, Beth, Ruth, and Harriet went over the possible options for the Prime Minister. They also talk about what Keir Starmer needs to learn from the chaos of the past few days.  

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University. Hello there, it's Beth here, and it's very late on Thursday evening.

1:30.8

And I am sending you a quick voice note update because, look, we were saying on the pod

1:36.7

that dozens and dozens of MPs were threatening to rebel over the welfare bill

1:43.1

and that the government was going to get defeated unless it made some serious concessions.

1:49.0

Well, we said that the concessions were coming and they are coming on Thursday night.

1:55.0

And as I understand it, this offer has been made by the government and some of the MPs lead in this rebellion,

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