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‘We urge MPs to stand firm against a bill that continues to discriminate, harm, and marginalise’, said Amnesty International

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Hundreds of charities and campaigners have urged MPs to continue to oppose Sir Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts despite a late night climbdown from Downing Street, arguing the concessions are a “desperate attempt to rush through a disastrous piece of legislation”.

It comes after the government offered Labour rebels a series of concessions in an effort to head off the prime minister’s first major Commons defeat since coming to power.