No wonder Labour won't cut benefits! More than half of Burnham's MPs represent seats where claimant count is higher than their Commons majority

Daily Mail - Sep 21, 2026

Some 212 Labour MPs in England and Wales have more constituents on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) than their winning margin at the 2024 general election .

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No wonder Labour won't cut benefits! More than half of Burnham's MPs represent seats where claimant count is higher than their Commons majority

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No wonder Labour won't cut benefits! More than half of Burnham's MPs represent seats where claimant count is higher than their Commons majority

Mia takes the reins! Zara Tindall's 12-year-old daughter follows in her mother's equestrian footsteps at Blenheim Palace horse trials

Labour clamour mounts for wealth taxes at Budget despite alarm that they could backfire by choking off Treasury revenues… with rich already fleeing the country

Fresh Budget woe for Labour as Treasury watchdog 'poised to downgrade growth forecasts' because housing targets are going to be missed

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British diver, 43, is found dead 270ft down in French 'abyss' cave network two days after he went missing in underwater labyrinth as rescuers launch bid to retrieve body

Morgan Gibbs-White ditches Dubai holiday to replace Cole Palmer and two Man United stars in the England squad - days after Thomas Tuchel's warning to Chelsea star about his place

All of the Greater Manchester motorway closures this week, including the M6, M60 and M62

Fundraiser for family of Noah Woods hits £105,000 after body of missing three-year-old was pulled from pond

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