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Radio 4,30 Jun 2025,45 mins

Has government done enough to see off welfare rebellion?

The World Tonight

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On the eve of the vote on its welfare reform bill, the government has tried to defuse a backbench rebellion. But has it done enough? We speak to one rebel MP. Also on the programme: A new dimension to the violence in the Middle East, as Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank attack Israeli troops. And we pay tribute to ITN newsreader Sandy Gall who has died. His former colleague, Sir Trevor McDonald, pays his respect.

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