Keir Starmer tracker – Week 27
Tuesday 1 July 2025
It’s crunch day for the British prime minister as MPs are set to vote on the government’s planned reforms to welfare, with dozens of rebel Labour MPs still planning to vote against them, despite the prime minister backing down on most of the reforms last week, due to the planned rebellion.
Today’s vote will be a test of Starmer’s premiership.
Wednesday 2 July 2025
The Bill passed in the Commons yesterday by 335 votes to 260, with forty-nine Labour MPs voting against it, and 18 abstaining.
It’s another embarrassing episode for the PM, who will now need to focus on building trust with the party and public.