Chancellor insists Labour rebels 'know the welfare system needs reform' as they push for change
Friday, 9 May 2025 () Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted that rebelling Labour MPs "know the welfare system needs reform" as the government faces a growing backlash over planned cuts.
The chancellor says the welfare system "needs reform", as more than 40 MPs have written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urging him to pause and reassess planned cuts to disability benefits. Rachel Reeves adds, "the current levels of people going onto these benefits is not sustainable". Report by...
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