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Government whip Vicky Foxcroft quits over disability benefit cuts Government whip Vicky Foxcroft quits over disability benefit cuts
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Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a whip over the government's plans to cut disability benefits.Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a whip over the government's plans to cut disability benefits.
In a letter to the prime minister, Foxcroft said she understood the need to address "the ever-increasing welfare bill" but said cuts to personal independence payments and universal credit should "not be part of the solution".In a letter to the prime minister, Foxcroft said she understood the need to address "the ever-increasing welfare bill" but said cuts to personal independence payments and universal credit should "not be part of the solution".
She said she had "wrestled with whether I should resign or remain in the government and fight for changes from within".She said she had "wrestled with whether I should resign or remain in the government and fight for changes from within".
She added: "Sadly it now seems that we are not going to get the changes I desperately wanted to see."She added: "Sadly it now seems that we are not going to get the changes I desperately wanted to see."
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. She said she would not be able to vote for the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which will be debated in Parliament on 1 July.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts. More than 100 Labour MPs have expressed concern about the bill and government could face a large rebellion from its own backbenchers when it comes to a vote.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer reiterated his belief in the proposed legislation telling reporters: "We have got to get the reforms through."