UK MPs question UK PM Starmer over suspension of seven MPs

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced his first questioning in the House of Commons on Wednesday, following the suspension of seven of his own Labour MPs for rebelling against his controversial welfare policies.

Starmer suspended Labour rebels on Tuesday night after they backed a motion demanding the removal of the controversial two-child limit on benefits introduced by the previous Conservative government.

Their vote in favour of ending the cap — which was introduced in 2015 and limits payments to the first two children born in most families — was an early test of Starmer’s authority.

Britain’s new leader has warned there is “no magic bullet” to ending child poverty, but acknowledged the “passion” of MPs opposing the policy.

Starmer’s decision to suspend the leadership of the left-wing group, which includes former finance minister John McDonnell, was seen as a sign of cruelty from his new government.

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Recall that the Prime Minister took power a few weeks ago after his party, which had been in opposition for 14 years since 2010, won a landslide victory in the July 4 general election.

The victory follows a four-year struggle since he became party leader to shift Labour back to the political centre from the hard-left regime of former leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The party in 2019 suffered its worst election result in almost a century under Corbyn.

Starmer will stand in the House of Commons at 1100 GMT for his first weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session, when the politically charged two-child limit could be discussed.

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