“The package mixes one defensible efficiency reform with several ideologically-driven, evidence-poor changes, so it fails net cost-benefit scrutiny as a bundle.”
Welfare And Rights Restriction Act of 2023
Rationale
These changes modernize labor, public health, education, and immigration policies to reduce costs, enforce stricter personal responsibility, and align with minimal legal requirements.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paid Annual Leave |
6+ weeks statutory paid leave
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~4 weeks statutory paid leave
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| 2 | Tobacco & Vaping Regulation |
Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)
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Total ban on tobacco and vaping products; possession criminalized
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| 3 | State-Funded Faith Schools |
State funds secular schools only
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Permit existing state-funded faith schools
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| 4 | Asylum & Refugees |
Generous resettlement and support
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Meet international obligations only
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Paid Annual Leave2
Tobacco & Vaping Regulation3
State-Funded Faith Schools4
Asylum & RefugeesTimeline
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Draft12 June 2023
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Vote Open12 June 2023
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Vote Closed11 August 2023
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Did Not Become Law11 August 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House Of Commons
FailedFor: 74 / 240 seats (30.8%)
Against: 152 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 25 | Yes | We support this bill to enhance economic competitiveness and fiscal responsibility. Reducing mandatory paid leave eases operational burdens on businesses, while streamlining asylum spending ensures public resources are managed efficiently. This approach encourages personal responsibility while maintaining essential international obligations. |
| Iron Pillars Proposer | 23 | Yes | No reason given |
| Labour | 65 | No | We built this welfare state, and we will not tear it down |
| National Conservative | 26 | Yes | We the national conservative party support our allies in the figth for common desency and an better, conservative future |
| Technocratic Union | 87 | No | The package mixes one defensible efficiency reform with several ideologically-driven, evidence-poor changes, so it fails net cost-benefit scrutiny as a bundle. |
House Of Representatives
FailedFor: 19 / 48 seats (39.6%)
Against: 22 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 7
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | Yes | We support this bill to enhance economic competitiveness and fiscal responsibility. Reducing mandatory paid leave eases operational burdens on businesses, while streamlining asylum spending ensures public resources are managed efficiently. This approach encourages personal responsibility while maintaining essential international obligations. |
| Iron Pillars Proposer | 10 | Yes | No reason given |
| Labour | 5 | No | We built this welfare state, and we will not tear it down |
| National Conservative | 9 | Yes | We the national conservative party support our allies in the figth for common desency and an better, conservative future |
| Technocratic Union | 17 | No | The package mixes one defensible efficiency reform with several ideologically-driven, evidence-poor changes, so it fails net cost-benefit scrutiny as a bundle. |
| Empty seats | 16 | Not voted |
Prime Minister
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pillars Proposer | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We built this welfare state, and we will not tear it down”
“We support this bill to enhance economic competitiveness and fiscal responsibility. Reducing mandatory paid leave eases operational burdens on businesses, while streamlining asylum spending ensures public resources are managed efficiently. This approach encourages personal responsibility while maintaining essential international obligations.”
“We the national conservative party support our allies in the figth for common desency and an better, conservative future”