Ministers in talks over welfare concessions as Labour rebellion grows
Ministers are discussing the prospect of further concessions to win over a growing list of Labour MPs poised to rebel against planned welfare reforms ahead of a crunch vote next week.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said talks between backbenchers and Government were “ongoing” on Wednesday night as Downing Street seeks to head off what would be Sir Keir Starmer’s first Commons defeat.
Oh well, it's a pleasant morning so we may as well nip off after breakfast and do something useful such as having the car serviced.
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I've said elsewhere that a Party with a large majority will find it difficult to impose discipline on its MPs. It happened with the Conservatives, it's happening with Labour, and it would happen to Reform if they win the next GE with a large majority.
It's another example of the Goldilocks problem. Political parties want a majority - not too little, not too big, but just right.
And I've said elsewhere (actually a while ago right here) that if a government with a huge majority can't even manage these fairly modest welfare reforms, then sooner or later they'll be done to us, by our creditors. Again.
But then, this is just what Labour governments do, isn't it?
The government of my homeland is revolting too.
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DJ - I think you are right, the Labour majority is too large to avoid ideological disputes, it is bound to come across as fractious, especially now.
Peter - it is what Labour governments do. No doubt the welfare reforms will be pushed through, but then we'll probably see demonstrations and stories about hardship.
dearieme - ha ha, I like this chap's comment -
These are odd proportions.
I would have thought that for blokes, maybe 10% and 90%.
Lucky well-endowed blokes like myself, maybe 20% and 80%.
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