"Senior MPs who were the architects of the Labour welfare rebellion are to revive a powerful caucus on the party's soft left to influence the budget and beyond, in a move likely to further unnerve No 10. The former cabinet minister Louise Haigh and Vicky Foxcroft, a former whip who resigned to vote against welfare cuts, are to take the reins of the Tribune group with the aim of giving an organising voice to their wing of the party."
"Key figures in the group, which hopes it will attract more than 100 MPs to revitalise the caucus, were major players in Lucy Powell's successful deputy leadership campaign. They also include the former minister Justin Madders, Sarah Owen, the chair of the women and equalities committee and Debbie Abrahams, the chair of the work and pensions select committee. Two other new MPs will also steward the group Yuan Yang and Beccy Cooper."
Senior MPs who led the Labour welfare rebellion will relaunch the Tribune group to organise the party's soft left and press for influence over the budget and broader policy. Louise Haigh and Vicky Foxcroft will co-lead the revived caucus to give an organising voice to their wing. The group aims to attract more than 100 MPs and includes Justin Madders, Sarah Owen, Debbie Abrahams, Yuan Yang and Beccy Cooper. Leading figures advocate a far bolder, openly progressive approach to challenge Reform and the resurgent Green party. Tribune was re-formed by Clive Efford in 2017 and became largely moribund under Starmer; Efford agreed to step aside to allow new MPs to revitalise the caucus and press the government over the end of the two-child benefit limit in the upcoming budget.
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