
Welfare bill: These are the 184 Labour MPs who didn’t vote against the Tories' cuts
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Below are the 184 Labour MPs who didn’t vote against the second reading of the Conservatives’ Welfare Reform and Work Bill. The main changes in the Bill 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. Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Graham Allen Jon Ashworth Ian Austin Adrian Bailey Kevin Barron Margaret Beckett Hilary Benn Luciana Berger Clive Betts Roberta Blackman-Woods Tom Blenkinsop Paul Blomfield Ben Bradshaw Kevin Brennan Lyn Brown Nick Brown Chris Bryant Karen Buck Richard Burden Andy Burnham Liam Byrne Ruth Cadbury Alan Campbell Ronnie Campbell Sarah Champion Jenny Chapman Vernon Coaker Ann Coffey Julie Cooper Rosie Cooper Yvette Cooper Jo Cox Neil Coyle David Crausby Mary Creagh Stella Creasy Jon Cruddas John Cryer Judith Cummins Alex Cunningham Jim Cunningham Nicholas Dakin Simon Danczuk Wayne David Gloria De Piero Thangam Debbonaire Stephen Doughty Jim Dowd Jack Dromey Michael Dugher Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Clive Efford Julie Elliott Louise Ellman Natascha Engel Bill Esterson Chris Evans Paul Farrelly Frank Field Jim Fitzpatrick Rob Flello Colleen Fletcher Caroline Flint Yvonne Fovargue Vicky Foxcroft Mike Gapes Barry Gardiner Pat Glass Kate Green Lilian Greenwood Nia Griffith Andrew Gwynne Fabian Hamilton David Hanson Harriet Harman Harry Harpham Helen Hayes John Healey Mark Hendrick Stephen Hepburn Meg Hillier Margaret Hodge Sharon Hodgson Kate Hoey Kate Hollern George Howarth Lindsay Hoyle Tristram Hunt Rupa Huq Huw Irranca-Davies Dan Jarvis Alan Johnson Diana R. Johnson Graham Jones Kevan Jones Susan Elan Jones Mike Kane Barbara Keeley Liz Kendall Stephen Kinnock Peter Kyle Chris Leslie Emma Lewell-Buck Ivan Lewis Ian Lucas Fiona Mactaggart Justin Madders Khalid Mahmood Shabana Mahmood Seema Malhotra John Mann Gordon Marsden Chris Matheson Steve McCabe Kerry McCarthy Siobhain McDonagh Pat McFadden Conor McGinn Alison McGovern Catherine McKinnell Alan Meale Ed Miliband Jessica Morden Ian Murray Lisa Nandy Melanie Onn Chi Onwurah Albert Owen Matthew Pennycook Toby Perkins Jess Phillips Bridget Phillipson Steve Pound Lucy Powell Yasmin Qureshi Angela Rayner Jamie Reed Steve Reed Christina Rees Rachel Reeves Emma Reynolds Jonathan Reynolds Geoffrey Robinson Stephen Philip Rotheram Joan Ryan Naseem Shah Virendra Sharma Barry Sheerman Gavin Shuker Andrew Slaughter Ruth Smeeth Andrew Smith Angela Smith Jeff Smith Nick Smith Owen Smith Karin Smyth John Spellar Keir Starmer Wes Streeting Gisela Stuart Mark Tami Gareth Thomas Nick Thomas-Symonds Emily Thornberry Stephen Timms Jon Trickett Anna Turley Karl Turner Derek Twigg Stephen Twigg Chuka Umunna Keith Vaz Valerie Vaz Holly Walker-Lynch Tom Watson Catherine West Alan Whitehead Phil Wilson Rosie Winterton John Woodcock This article has been updated to clarify that Lisa Nandy was on maternity leave at the time of the vote.
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