Rachel Reeves' local Labour party is urging her to abandon plans to cut disability benefits, as dissent increases among MPs regarding this policy. The Leeds West and Pudsey constituency Labour party unanimously voted to write to Reeves against the cuts, emphasizing party morale issues after a previous meeting failed due to low attendance. These government plans, reducing personal independence payments eligibility, would disadvantage about 800,000 individuals. The rebellion within the Labour ranks reflects broader dissatisfaction with how leadership is addressing these sensitive issues, leaving MPs feeling unengaged and frustrated by the process.
The motion at a meeting on Zoom on Thursday night passed unanimously, with 30 delegates voting for and zero voting against or abstaining.
About 100 Labour MPs, more than a quarter of the party's parliamentary numbers, are reported to have signed a letter urging ministers to scale back the benefit cuts.
Opposition on Reeves's home patch comes as the government faces a rebellion from its backbenchers over the plans.
One source said: It says something about the morale of the party that the original meeting didn't even have enough people there to pass the vote.
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