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120 rebels from PM’s own party threaten to rebel against welfare bill

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Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to press on with his controversial welfare reforms, despite a growing number of Labour MPs threatening to rebel.

Overall, 134 MPs are now backing an amendment that would effectively threaten the government’s proposed changes.