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Jeremy Corbyn was the only Labour leadership candidate to vote against the welfare bill Jeremy Corbyn was the only Labour leadership candidate to vote against the welfare bill
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Only one of four candidates for the Labour leadership voted emphatically against the Tories’ welfare bill on Monday night.Only one of four candidates for the Labour leadership voted emphatically against the Tories’ welfare bill on Monday night.
Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Andy Burnham all voted for a Labour motion supporting some provisions in the cuts package and criticising others. They then abstained on vote for the overall bill.Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Andy Burnham all voted for a Labour motion supporting some provisions in the cuts package and criticising others. They then abstained on vote for the overall bill.
Jeremy Corbyn was alone in voting against the welfare cuts package in its entirety.Jeremy Corbyn was alone in voting against the welfare cuts package in its entirety.
“I am voting against the government on the Welfare Bill tonight because I believe it will increase child poverty,” he said.“I am voting against the government on the Welfare Bill tonight because I believe it will increase child poverty,” he said.
“We should be proud of the fact the last Labour government took 800,000 children out of poverty – but the approach of this Bill goes in the opposite direction. We cannot stay neutral on that.”“We should be proud of the fact the last Labour government took 800,000 children out of poverty – but the approach of this Bill goes in the opposite direction. We cannot stay neutral on that.”
Labour Leadership cadidates, from left to right: Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham The Department for Work and Pensions’ impact assessment of the welfare cuts included in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill show that more than 330,000 children will lose out from the policy.Labour Leadership cadidates, from left to right: Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham The Department for Work and Pensions’ impact assessment of the welfare cuts included in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill show that more than 330,000 children will lose out from the policy.
The benefits cap, which Labour expressed support for, will push 40,000 children into poverty, according to a DWP memo leaked in May.The benefits cap, which Labour expressed support for, will push 40,000 children into poverty, according to a DWP memo leaked in May.
Andy Burnham said he was opposed to the bill but that the Labour leadership should vote as a whole. He said he would fight the changes at committee stage and, if he is unable to secure changes to it, argue that the party should vote against it at its third reading.Andy Burnham said he was opposed to the bill but that the Labour leadership should vote as a whole. He said he would fight the changes at committee stage and, if he is unable to secure changes to it, argue that the party should vote against it at its third reading.
Liz Kendall said Labour needed to change its position on welfare in order to win the election.Liz Kendall said Labour needed to change its position on welfare in order to win the election.
 
“People said to us 'We don't trust you on the money, we don't trust you on welfare reform',” she said earlier last week.“People said to us 'We don't trust you on the money, we don't trust you on welfare reform',” she said earlier last week.
“If we are going to oppose things we have to put something else in its place because if we carry on making the same arguments we have done over the last five years we will get the same result.”“If we are going to oppose things we have to put something else in its place because if we carry on making the same arguments we have done over the last five years we will get the same result.”
The main changes proposed by the Government are reducing the household welfare cap from £26,000 to £23,000, abolishing legally binding child poverty targets, cuts to child tax credits, cuts to Employment and Support Allowance, and cuts to housing benefit for young people.The main changes proposed by the Government are reducing the household welfare cap from £26,000 to £23,000, abolishing legally binding child poverty targets, cuts to child tax credits, cuts to Employment and Support Allowance, and cuts to housing benefit for young people.
Labour says it supports the benefit cap and cuts to mortgage support but not disability benefit cuts or the repeal of child poverty targets.Labour says it supports the benefit cap and cuts to mortgage support but not disability benefit cuts or the repeal of child poverty targets.
A group of rebel MPs backed an alternative motion that wholly opposed the package, however. This was ultimately backed by 48 MPs.A group of rebel MPs backed an alternative motion that wholly opposed the package, however. This was ultimately backed by 48 MPs.