Thirty nine Labour MPs have signed a new amendment calling for the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill not to have a second reading. The number represents a big drop from the almost 130 Labour MPs who signed a similar amendment five days ago, before Labour’s concession to the rebels, and well below the 80+ needed to overturn Labour's majority..
However, it’s likely that there are Labour MPs who have not signed the amendment but who will vote against the bill at its second reading today.
In addition, several Labour MPs have said they intend to vote for the bill or abstain at the second reading. But if they are not happy with the further information that becomes available over the coming week, they will vote against the bill at its third reading on 9 July.
In total, 66 MPs signed the amendment, from a range of parties. You can read a full list below.
You can see the full amendment in today’s order papers
LABOUR
Rachael Maskell
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Clive Efford
Lorraine Beavers
Chris Hinchliff
Mary Glindon
Cat Eccles
Paula Barker
Cat Smith
Olivia Blake
Peter Lamb
Mr Richard Quigley
Ms Marie Rimmer
Emma Lewell
Richard Burgon
Kate Osborne
Rebecca Long Bailey
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Jon Trickett
Dr Simon Opher
Ian Lavery
Ian Byrne
Nadia Whittome
Ms Diane Abbott
Kim Johnson
Andy McDonald
Brian Leishman
Imran Hussain
Steve Witherden
Mary Kelly Foy
Clive Lewis
Maureen Burke
Abtisam Mohamed
Navendu Mishra
Terry Jermy
Ms Stella Creasy
Yasmin Qureshi
Pam Cox
Grahame Morris
SNP
Stephen Flynn
Pete Wishart
Kirsty Blackman
Brendan O’Hara
Stephen Gethins
Chris Law
Dave Doogan
Seamus Logan
Graham Leadbitter
INDEPENDENT
Shockat Adam
Ayoub Khan
Mr Adnan Hussain
Iqbal Mohamed
Jeremy Corbyn
Apsana Begum
John McDonnell
Zarah Sultana
GREEN
Siân Berry
Carla Denyer
Ellie Chowns
Adrian Ramsay
PLAID
Liz Saville Roberts
Ben Lake
Ann Davies
Llinos Medi
ALLIANCE
Sorcha Eastwood Alliance
SDP
Claire Hanna
FULL TEXT
That this House, whilst noting the need for the reform of the social security system, and agreeing with the Government’s principles for providing support to people into work and protecting people who cannot work, declines to give a Second Reading to the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill because its provisions have not been subject to a formal consultation with disabled people, or co-produced with them, or their carers; because the Office for Budget Responsibility is not due to publish its analysis of the employment impact of these reforms until the autumn of 2025; because the majority of the additional employment support funding will not be in place until the end of the decade; because while acknowledging protection for current claimants, the Government has yet to produce its own impact assessment on the impact of future claimants of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit limited capability for work and related activity and the number of people, including children, who will fall into poverty or experience worsening mental or physical health as a result, nor how many carers will lose carers allowance; because the Government has not published an assessment of the impact of these reforms on health or care needs; and because the Government is still awaiting the findings of the Minister for Social Security and Disability’s review into the assessment for PIP and Sir Charlie Mayfield’s independent review into the role of employers and government in boosting the employment of disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
