Labour MPs press Liz Kendall on rollout of benefit changes

Liz Kendall is a listening kind of woman but can’t seem to hear Labour discontent on welfare bill

Not one member of the work and pensions secretary’s party came to her rescue as she laid out the government’s concessions – sorry, measuresIt was clear from the start that this was largely a domestic dispute. The Labour benches were as tightly rammed as they are for prime minister’s questions and everyone had come determined to have their say. No longer willing to be sidelined by ministers as “noises off”. No one had just turned up because they …

Labour MPs press Liz Kendall on rollout of benefit changes

The government was forced into concessions on its welfare plan following a backlash among its own MPs.

Concessions to welfare reforms to be revealed after Labour backbench rebellion forces government retreat

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said the amended legislation now aims to deliver a "fairer, more compassionate system", but her Conservative counterpart will not say if the Tories plan to back the bill.