Starmer faces party rebellion

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Could Keir Starmer be in for a benefits rebellion as tribes clash in his own party? - Laura Kuenssberg

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Sir Keir Starmer has long been up for fights with his party.

But with controversy around every corner, who are the tribes in the party in 2025 , and might they fight back? With a squeeze on benefits coming, there is unease on the back, and the front benches.

More than half of Labour 's MPs 243 out of 406 are completely new, so understanding their centre of gravity is hugely important.

Some of the newbies have been unkindly branded "toadies" by others, as another source describes them.

Some MPs have been busy writing public letters, or giving supportive interviews.

But with a whopping majority, the risk is not about losing votes, it's about a direction of travel.

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