Labour will try 'very hard' to reduce rebellion on welfare bill, Donaldson says

Sir Keir Starmer now faces a "massive Labour showdown" after Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner confirmed next week's crunch Commons vote will get the go-ahead, a top political journalist has claimed.Rayner, who was standing in for Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions against Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride, today confirmed to the House of Commons that a vote on the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill will take place next week.FULL STORY HERE.