There is no sign of the Labour revolt abating.  In fact, it is still growing and now stands at almost one third of all Labour MPs.

The total number of MPs who have signed the Labour rebels amendment is now 162.  However, with Greens, SNP, DUP and independent MPs also signing, the total no longer represents just Labour MPs.

There have been 6 Labour backbench signatories overnight, it has been reported.  We’ve spotted five of them:

  • Irene Campbell
  • Sarah Edwards
  • Mary Glindon
  • Toby Perkins
  • Gareth Snell

If anyone knows the sixth, please let us know and we’ll add them.

So we think the total is 129 Labour rebels (including 2 suspended), plus 33 from other parties.  [Correction:  thanks to Dee for spotting we had 4 NI politicians in our list.  We hope our numbers are correct now]

You can see the full list of MPs of all parties who have signed the amendment on the parliament website,  but we have our alphabetical list of Labour rebels at the bottom of this page.

Government dismissive of rebels

There appears to be little attempt so far by the government to build bridges with Labour’s rebels. 

Whips and ministers have allegedly threatened dire consequences, both for individual MPs and the government as a whole, unless the rebels back down.  But as a strategy that appears to have been less than successful, with one labour MP removing their name from the amendment and 25 adding theirs, since it was launched on Tuesday.

Keir Starmer probably didn’t help when he described the rebellion as “noises off”, whilst another member of government told The Times, “It’s so depressing to think Keir and Morgan did all that work to cleanse the party of this self-indulgent rubbish, only for it to erupt back.”

Concessions to be made on Friday

It is being widely reported in the media that ministers are working on concessions to the Labour rebels, which will be unveiled on Friday in the hopes of buying them off before Tuesday’s vote.

There is no indication of what the concessions might be and we are going to resist speculating about the possibilities.  Especially as it was being widely reported in the media yesterday that Tuesday’s vote would be postponed.

The only certainty at the moment appears to be that nothing is certain.

Protests to take place on Monday and Tuesday

There’s a  Stop Disability Benefit Cuts rally in Parliament Square on Monday 30 June at 4.30pm and protestors will also be gathering in Old Palace Yard from 1pm on Tuesday, 1 June to make their voices heard as the debate and vote takes place.

More details from DPAC.

Vote to be held on Tuesday . . . possibly

The leader of the House of Commons has confirmed that the second reading and vote on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill  will still go ahead on Tuesday 1 July as planned.

However, this absolutely doesn’t mean it definitely will happen.  If the concessions supposed to be made on Friday fail to sway the rebels, then the government may still decide to postpone the vote at the last minute.

Full alphabetical list Labour MPs who have signed the amendment

Abbott, Ms Diane

Abrahams, Debbie

Al-Hassan, Sadik

Ali, Tahir

Allin-Khan, Dr Rosena

Arthur, Dr Scott

Baker, Richard

Bance, Antonia

Barker, Paula

Barron, Lee

Beales, Danny

Beavers, Lorraine

Begum, Apsana

Betts, Mr Clive

Billington, Ms Polly

Bishop, Matt

Blake, Olivia

Brash, Mr Jonathan

Burgon, Richard

Burke, Maureen

Butler, Dawn

Byrne, Ian

Cadbury, Ruth

Campbell, Irene

Coleman, Ben

Collinge, Lizzi

Cooper, Andrew

Cooper, Dr Beccy

Craft, Jen

Creasy, Ms Stella

Davies, Paul

De Cordova, Marsha

Dean, Josh

Dhesi, Mr Tanmanjeet Singh

Dixon, Anna

Duncan-Jordan, Neil

Eccles, Cat

Edwards, Lauren

Edwards, Sarah

Efford, Clive

Ellis, Maya

Entwistle, Kirith

Eshalomi, Florence

Evans, Chris

Fenton-Glynn, Josh

Ferguson, Patricia

Foster, Mr Paul

Foxcroft, Vicky

Francis, Daniel

Furniss, Gill

Gardner, Dr Allison

Gilbert, Tracy

Glindon,  Mary

Gwynne,  Andrew Labour suspended

Hack, Amanda

Haigh, Louise

Hall, Sarah

Hamilton, Fabian

Hamilton, Paulette

Hayes, Helen

Hillier, Dame Meg

Hinchliff, Chris

Hume, Alison

Hurley, Patrick

Hussain, Imran

Jermy, Terry

Jogee, Adam

Johnson, Kim

Jones, Lillian

Jones, Ruth

Kelly Foy, Mary

Khan, Afzal

Lamb, Peter

Lavery, Ian

Leishman, Brian

Lewell, Emma

Lewis, Clive

Long Bailey, Rebecca

Maskell, Rachael

McDonald, Andy

McDonnell, John   Labour suspended

McKenna, Kevin

Midgley, Anneliese

Mishra, Navendu

Mohamed, Abtisam

Morris, Grahame

Mullane, Margaret

Myer, Luke

Naish, James

Naismith, Connor

Newbury, Josh

Nichols, Charlotte

Onn, Melanie

Opher, Dr Simon

Osamor, Kate

Osborne, Kate

Owen, Sarah

Paffey, Darren

Perkins, Toby

Pitcher, Lee

Platt, Jo

Quigley, Mr Richard

Qureshi, Yasmin

Ranger, Andrew

Rhodes, Martin

Ribeiro-Addy, Bell

Riddell-Carpenter, Jenny

Rimmer, Ms Marie

Robertson, Dave

Rushworth, Sam

Shah, Naz

Smith, Cat

Snell, Gareth

Sobel, Alex

Stainbank, Euan

Stewart, Elaine

Sullivan, Kirsteen

Trickett, Jon

Tufnell, Henry

Turner, Laurence

Vaughan, Tony

Webb, Chris

Western, Matt

Whittome, Nadia

Williams, David

Witherden, Steve

Yang, Yuan

Yasin, Mohammad

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    · 19 minutes ago
    I know it's been reported here that Ruth Fox from the Hansard Society have said the bill is a money bill.  Other commentators have said it isn't.  Fox's comment come from a post on Bluesky, so I have messaged her there to see if I can get clarification.  I can't promise she  will reply, though!
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    · 31 minutes ago
    From Robert Preston on twitter posted about 4pm today:

    The prime minister’s ambition to listen to his MPs who have concerns about his welfare reforms is not going to plan. One of his Downing St advisers had a meeting today with some of the rebels and resorted to shouting, according to one observer. “Some of my colleagues were in tears” said an MP. “It was completely inappropriate.”
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    · 37 minutes ago
    listen to radio 5live drive today 26 June 2025  from about 16:15, there is a professor of economics on there who absolutely kebabs the government. Professor Joe mitchel. west of england uni Bristol. 
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    · 1 hours ago
    I've just been invited by a Labour MP to attend the debate on Tuesday and I CAN'T GO. Aaaaaarrrrgg!! Mind you, it could either be a joyous or a terrible occasion...
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    · 1 hours ago
    Just an idea –

    Is it worth us alerting our MPs / someone in the know in the government to our additional concerns?

    Which are –

    Points 5.4. (a) & (b) – as mentioned in my earlier post (thanks to Angela who originally posted this)

    The NHS diagnosis issue – which has been highlighted by others


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    · 1 hours ago
    Just seeing Rachel Reeves’ face makes me angry. I sent her an email when I was a bit angry, however, I stand by it.

    Dear Rachel Reeves,

    Your decision to cut disability benefits just so you can meet your fiscal rules is absolutely disgusting.

    As a citizen of this country, I want to see you out of this job. You do not deserve it.

    To decide to cut the money of vulnerable people, for your own benefit is callous and cruel.

    Do the honourable thing and resign from this position.

    Kind regards,
    Joseph Marsh
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    · 1 hours ago
    We have got the Torys attempting to use the disabled (whatever the disability) with Labour if Labour do this or do this that and the other that they will vote in favour of the reforms.

    Then you have got labour still persistent with the persecution

    Then there are those who are rebelling against the cuts/reforms

    In a 'nutshell' we are NOT being treated as human beings we are pawns in their political games.

    After the cock up with migration if you are having to migrate with new style ESA (contribution based) with it being deducted £ for £ from UC THEY HAVE ALREADY SENT AND CONTINUING TO SEND US OVER THE EDGE! 

    I think the Speaker of the House his role in this he will be fair 

    As for Starmer and co., there will I daresay be more bribes, trickery and even threats to the rebel MP's!

    I do think that some of the news is positive regarding those MP's who are rebelling

    However, the attitude of the DWP and UC is DISGUSTING and oppressive and they are behaving as if these proposals have already been passed,

    Too much power and control has already been let loose on the sick and disabled and the HARM it has already caused has been done!

    There seems to be more revolt than I imagined which is a positive thing. However, it is NOT over yet !

    So in one way we are winning over a lot of MP's


    PLEASE NOTE MY MP FOR MY AREA IS IN FAVOUR OF THE PROPOSED REFORMS!

    No surprises there, where I live! They are like sheep, every authority baa's to the same hymn sheet to feel that they are accepted! 

    The punishment is BAD if you speak out and tell the brutal truth!

    However, the MP for my area KNOWS that he has more constituents, who are sick and disabled than the wealthy. However, he will 'baa, baa,' to the rest of the authorities in the county who represent very affluent areas. 

    Therefore, I think it is still too soon to even begin to assume if or NOT Labour has succeeded at this stage.

    I agree with Yorkie Bard and his reference to Invective! 



     
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    · 2 hours ago
    From the Guardian. Based on these comments it appears this is now a money bill:    

    Why timetable for welfare bill leaves very little time for amendments to be agreed
    The timetable for the UC and Pip bill announced by Lucy Powell at business questions today (see 11.18am) has important consequences for the Labour MPs who want to see it amended. Ruth Fox, director of the Hansard Society, explains them here in a thread on Bluesky.

    The Government cramming Committee, Report & 3rd Reading into 1 day the week after 2nd Reading (so much for intervals between stages...) means if they pull the Bill they will have 2 days of Commons business to fill. But of greater concern is that this timetable has important implications for...
    ...those Labour MPs who have signed the reasoned amendment. If the Govt promises concessions in advance of 2nd Reading those will only crystallise at Committee Stage on the 9 July. If they are not quite right, or what the MPs think they were signing up for there will be little time for making...
    ...changes. If normal procedures are followed the Government should table amendments at least one sitting week in advance - so by the end of Wed 2nd July, the day after 2nd Reading. Non Government MPs will be able to table their own amendments up to three sitting days beforehand - so by the end...
    ...of the sitting on Friday 4 July. But if MPs are not happy with the proposals made they will have to be resolved on the floor of the Chamber itself on the 9th. This is where the lack of time for reflection, taking advice, can get messy with amendments being proposed and voted...
    ...on almost in real time. The Bill will go to the House of Lords but it is a money bill so the Lords does not normally have a Committee and Report stage (it is “negatived” in parliamentary parlance) to amend the Bill. They debate it at 2nd Reading and then the remaining stages are a formality.
    This underlines how important the Commons scrutiny is. There is no revising backstop for money bills.
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      · 16 minutes ago
      @Gingin I messaged Ruth Fox, and her reply will be in a different post by itself so it doesn't get lost in replies.  
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      · 24 minutes ago
      @maggie No.
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      · 31 minutes ago
      @Gingin I think she might have made a mistake.  It doesn't get declared a money bill until it had made its way through the Commons, which this one hasn't.  My understanding is that the reason for that is because amendments can change it from a regular bill to a money bill (or vice versa).  So it's too early to call either way.  Corbyn on his amendment said it was a money bill, but other experts have varied on their thoughts - and most I have seen said it isn't.  But if they withdraw the changes to UC eligibility, it would likely be classed as one as the other elements are strictly financial.  That's as far as I understand it.

      Considering where we are, I'm not sure it will actually matter all that much either way.  Any concessions we are likely to see will be before the Lords anyway. 
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      · 35 minutes ago
      @Gingin Hi gingin I am really confused. Sorry for my ignorance. I don't understand the whole money bill thing. From one day to the next I am reading different things and don't know whether to feel hopeful or more worried. I don't trust starmer to play fair and think he will try to get what he wants by using any underhand sneaky way he can. Thanks 
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      · 1 hours ago
      @Gingin So does this mean the cuts go ahead and nothing we can do?
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    · 2 hours ago
    From the guardian uk politics live text:

    Why timetable for welfare bill leaves very little time for amendments to be agreed
    The timetable for the UC and Pip bill announced by Lucy Powell at business questions today (see 11.18am) has important consequences for the Labour MPs who want to see it amended. Ruth Fox, director of the Hansard Society, explains them here in a thread on Bluesky.

    The Government cramming Committee, Report & 3rd Reading into 1 day the week after 2nd Reading (so much for intervals between stages...) means if they pull the Bill they will have 2 days of Commons business to fill. But of greater concern is that this timetable has important implications for...
    ...those Labour MPs who have signed the reasoned amendment. If the Govt promises concessions in advance of 2nd Reading those will only crystallise at Committee Stage on the 9 July. If they are not quite right, or what the MPs think they were signing up for there will be little time for making...
    ...changes. If normal procedures are followed the Government should table amendments at least one sitting week in advance - so by the end of Wed 2nd July, the day after 2nd Reading. Non Government MPs will be able to table their own amendments up to three sitting days beforehand - so by the end...
    ...of the sitting on Friday 4 July. But if MPs are not happy with the proposals made they will have to be resolved on the floor of the Chamber itself on the 9th. This is where the lack of time for reflection, taking advice, can get messy with amendments being proposed and voted...
    ...on almost in real time. The Bill will go to the House of Lords but it is a money bill so the Lords does not normally have a Committee and Report stage (it is “negatived” in parliamentary parlance) to amend the Bill. They debate it at 2nd Reading and then the remaining stages are a formality.
    This underlines how important the Commons scrutiny is. There is no revising backstop for money bills.
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      · 21 minutes ago
      @D Not as far as I'm aware, and I haven't seen any concrete info that the govt thinks it is.  It most likely would be if the pip eligibility rules were chopped out, though.  

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      · 2 hours ago
      @D If I’ve understood this correct the gov intend for this bill to become a money bill and they want the last 3 common stages (committee, report and 3rd reading) to be complete just one week after the 2nd reading vote next Tuesday

      So many question like has the speaker given the approval for this to become a money bill yet?

      And why is no one around the internet talking about Labour gov trying the dirty with rapid fast forward tricks

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    · 2 hours ago
    No concessions.
    Sack the bill
    Sack the PM

    Start again.
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      · 23 minutes ago
      @dais .+* He has a point though. These complacent, arrogant millionaires conveniently forget 95% of the time that we are supposed to be their bosses. Including all of us here and many more, most of whom have paid into the system while working and become ill through no fault of our own, and who Starmer thinks he can throw under the bus as part of some bizarre and unrealistic "moral crusade" which only he seems to comprehend. Along with the likes of Rupert Murdoch, one of the uber-rich Starmer is nauseatingly sychophantic to, who can have no possible comprehension of the feeling of being very ill and having not enough money just to ensure basic survival.

      He absolutely should be sacked; he is a traitor to many of the people who voted for him, who wanted "Change" from 14 years of self-serving Tory heartache, panic and trauma. And as in the Labour party where that mechanism doesn't exist, he should be forced to resign and take the quite delusional Reeves and Kendall with him.
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      · 1 hours ago
      @Marc not how it works Marc. please do some research for your own sake
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    · 2 hours ago
    So Starmer doesn't like the way the list is growing and the way the vote may go, so he can just turn round and say the vote won't happen until September? It's absolutely disgusting if this happens it's more worry for the disabled and a way for him to tell the MPs how to vote. I will never vote for liebour ever again and I hold my head in shame. At least my MP is on the list Gareth Snell. I hope he would after all the emails I have sent him.
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    · 2 hours ago
    An interesting 4 minute watch from the BBC.

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    · 2 hours ago
    Response from my Lib Dem MP (my email at bottom)

    Dear (name)

    Thank you for contacting me about the second reading debate for the Universal Credit & Personal Independent Payment Bill.

    As a Party the Lib Dems are worried about the consequences these cuts might have. We have tabled a reasoned amendment to the Bill which I have signed and you can find online.

    We are firmly against the changes to PIP as this is not the right way to reform the disability benefits system, and will only push people further into hardship.

    I will be paying close attention to what happens next week and I will provide you with a full update then.

    Best wishes,

    Anna


    Dear Anna,

    Why have no Liberal Democrat MPs signed the Reasoned Amendment to the Pathways to Work bill?

    Kind regards
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    · 2 hours ago
    Starmer changes tone in bid to win back Labour MPs


    "Spending the week speaking to Labour MPs and officials has been quite staggering.

     Invective is being sprayed everywhere."

    (Invective, available from all major supermarkets, is effective against 99.9% of all known Muppets).

    It is also my word of the day
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    · 3 hours ago
    So does this mean we have lost? 

    All the chatter here is pointing in that direction, I am extremely confused, please could someone explain as I am at a lose? 

    I'm now panicking with the comments i have read and before was beginning to feel hopeful we had gained traction and was hopefully on the road to a possible victory.  
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      · 1 hours ago
      @Leah Yes Leah, thank you so much for this. I'm currently in mental crisis with Bipolar I am currently in a manic phase with audio and visual psychosis, OCD and paranoia with extreme anxiety and I am struggling to comprehend the world around me at the moment let alone the wider world or the worst aspect of our society the political world. 

      Thank you for making it clear for me. 
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      · 1 hours ago
      @kevin No it does NOT yet mean we have lost but the stages at which it has to go through as it is being proposed a 'money bill' Starmer and Co KNOW that is going to cause limited time for it to be scrutinized in-depth! 

      It has been trickery, bribery and inhumanity every step of the way.

      This could still go terribly wrong for Starmer and co.,

      We do have at present a lot of MP support! Therefore, we do have some 'traction' as you call it.

      Whether or NOT we will have a total 'victory' who knows! 

       I think that a lot of us have already been harmed in irrevocable ways by what this has already done.


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      · 2 hours ago
      @kevin Nobody knows.  Starmer has to come up with changes to the bill to win over his rebels.  We don't know what he has in mind or what they will accept.  

      There has been talk of him saying people can keep PIP money for up to a year after losing it, but that's unlikely to win MPs over as people are still going to lose it eventually.  

      Elsewhere, commentators have suggested that having the new pip rules for new claimants only would possibly work - that was mentioned on Sky last night.

      But both of those are rumours and suggestions and nothing more.  One newspaper last night said the new eligibility rules for PIP would need to be scrapped entirely to get the votes. 

      Robert Cuffe on the bbc this afternoon said the concession would revolve around ditching the 4 point rule but still tightening eligibility. I don't know what that means as they can't lower it to 3 points as there are very few 3 point descriptors on PIP.  Perhaps they would raise the overall number of points that people need.

      The truth is that no-one knows,  but I would suggest that the rebels are in charge right now, and so we are in a better position than a week ago.
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      · 2 hours ago
      @kevin It doesn't mean that we have lost. It means that the bill, as it stands, will almost certainly not pass. HOWEVER, what concessions (re writing to make some parts less harsh/watered down) will be made, if any, are not clear. 

      If the MP's will not be persuaded by concessions, the vote will likely will be delayed. Then again, it possibly won't. No one knows as yet.

      We also don't know for sure which way the tories will vote. Which means the only way to get the vote through, as it stands (without concessions), would be on their votes, and Keir may as well resign if he does that. I strongly suspect he will not bring this to a vote until he knows the majority of Labour MP's will agree on the bill, regardless of how the tories will vote.

      Does this help?
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    · 3 hours ago
    Dear Vincent xxxxxxx

    Thank you for your email and for taking the time to share your concerns regarding amendments on second reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. Mr Speaker has asked me to respond on his behalf.

    The procedures of the House of Commons are governed by rules called Standing Orders, which set out how Members of Parliament, including the Speaker, conduct public business. Under Standing Order No. 32, the Speaker has the authority to select amendments to any motion or bill under consideration.

    Given the impartial nature of the Speaker’s role, it is a long-standing convention that reasons are not provided for decisions on the selection of amendments. The Speaker will announce his decision on the selection of any amendment in the House at the start of the debate on second reading, which is scheduled for Tuesday 1 July.

    The procedure for second reading, including the effect of an amendment at second reading, is set out here:

    What happens in the Chamber at second reading - MPs' Guide to Procedure - UK Parliament

    Thank you again for your engagement with this important matter.

    Best wishes

    Kind regards,

    Speaker

    My reply today from The Speaker...says he will decide on which Amendment on the morning of the vote Tuesday 1st July 🤞
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    · 3 hours ago
    Just had a response from the Speaker's Office:

    PIP Amendment (Case Ref: WE4579)

    Dear Yorkie Bard

    Thank you for your email and for taking the time to share your concerns regarding amendments on second reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. Mr Speaker has asked me to respond on his behalf.

    The procedures of the House of Commons are governed by rules called Standing Orders, which set out how Members of Parliament, including the Speaker, conduct public business. Under Standing Order No. 32, the Speaker has the authority to select amendments to any motion or bill under consideration.

    Given the impartial nature of the Speaker’s role, it is a long-standing convention that reasons are not provided for decisions on the selection of amendments. The Speaker will announce his decision on the selection of any amendment in the House at the start of the debate on second reading, which is scheduled for Tuesday 1 July.

    Thank you again for your engagement with this important matter.

    Best wishes

    Kind regards,

    Speaker’s Office
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    · 3 hours ago
    My MP is being very cagey, he's concerned and written to the government about concerns but is refusing to come out against it or sign the amendment. He's been a politician for a long time so I'm hoping he's just playing the game and not going to screw us over. 
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      · 1 hours ago
      @Sam Mine is the same.
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    · 3 hours ago
    I feel today is a positive news day for us and our campaign. Starmer just hasn't got a clue how to goven, he's becoming a version of captain Mainwearing from Dads Army, what with the cock up of the WFA and upsetting the farmers and WASPI women, plus insulting his own backbenchers...... Hopefully in the next few days it will give us the news of not to panic anymore.....
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