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Live News,26 Jun 2025,30 mins,

Another U-turn

Newsnight
Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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The Government strikes a deal with the 127 Labour rebels prepared to oppose the welfare reform bill. But how costly is another U-turn for a Labour Government not yet a year into taking power? We talk to one of those rebels and one welfare claimant. With Paddy O’Connell.

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