37 Labour MPs have rebelled on the controversial welfare reform bill

37 Labour MPs have voted against scrapping clauses that affect universal credit, as part of the government's controversial welfare reform bill. One suggestion made by the Labour rebels against the government's welfare reforms is that taxes on wealthy people should be raised instead of cuts being made to the benefits system. Speaking to Sophy Ridge, Richard Burgon, Labour MP for Leeds East said: "Savings can be made to the welfare bill in a number of ways...look at the tens of billions of pounds that goes from the public purse, through the welfare system into the hands of large private landlords". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-starmer-small-boat-crossings-macron-state-visit-the-king-12593360 #politics #welfare #bill #mps #uknews #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales