Welfare bill: Which MPs are still voting against reforms?

Keir Starmer may have averted disaster by watering down his welfare reforms, but he still faces a significant rebellion.

From more than 120 rebels to around 50 (if the latest estimates are to be believed), it could still be the biggest rebellion of Starmer’s leadership so far.

The Prime Minister will have to wait until Tuesday evening to find out the scale of the revolt, although the feeling now seems to be that the welfare bill will pass.

Until then, we’ve totted up all of the rebels who have said they will still vote against the bill, despite the changes.

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It’s a work in progress, with many MPs yet to make their intentions clear. Let us know at our email [email protected] if you spot any other names not on the list who we should add.

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The list so far:

1. Blake, Olivia
2. Burgon, Richard
3. Byrne, Ian
4. Duncan-Jordan, Neil
5. Eccles, Cat
6. Foxcroft, Vicky
7. Johnson, Kim
8. Lamb, Peter
9. Lavery, Ian
10. Leishman, Brian
11. Lewell, Emma
12. Lewis, Clive
13. Maskell, Rachael
14. McDonald, Andy
15. Opher, Simon
16. Tidball, Marie
17. Whittome, Nadia
18. Witherden, Steve

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