How Labour welfare vote rebellion compares to previous revolts by MPs
Keir Starmer suffered a serious blow after voting against dozens of deputies’ welfare reforms planned in the parliament.
In less than a week, the Prime Minister was forced to challenge a rebellion that threatened to defeat his government in one of his flagship policies.
But how is it compared to the previous rebellions of these politicians?
The greatest rebellion of Sir Keir’s Premiership
According to Professor Philip Cowley, a political scientist of the London Queen Mary University, who compared previous votes, he became the biggest backbench rebellion that Starmer has ever experienced.
The previous record holder was at the beginning of this month during the transition of the planning and infrastructure invoice that 16 deputies rebelled.
Last year, a smaller rebellion, two controversial children on the limit, Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, including a series of workers from the party whip.
In the first year of Tony Blair, rival to a rebellion – but ‘more important’
The number of 49 -year -old deputies is similar to 47 responsible for the biggest rebellion in Tony Blair’s first ruling year.
But Prof Cowley said it was more important.
He said Independent: “When it is seen in terms of dimension, the first major rebellion of Keir Starmer’s premiere is equal to Tony Blair’s first great rebellion. But this is one of these situations in life when not large. This rebellion is much more important and effective.”
But the dwarf by rebellion against Iraq
In addition, 67 deputies rebelled for the benefit of the disability of Blair’s first parliament during the greatest rebellion during the first parliament.
72 deputies were the greatest rebellion of workers’ deputies in a second reading of their governments. This record is shared with two votes – in the national service in 1947 and again under the management of Blair, university education fees in 2004.
91 deputies, during a vote of 1975, the system, which defines how the royal family was financed, has been the greatest rebellion in the first year of any government since the war.
Prof Cowley has held the record of the biggest rebellion of government deputies in the second reading of any bill since 1945, the same number. This was on the Lordlar House Reform in 2012.
However, since the Egyptian laws, which 139 deputies voted against the Iraq War in 2003, with the biggest backbench rebellion of any government party.
