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Starmer’s attempt at welfare reform roils his party, capping a troubled first year in office
- In a rare Commons revolt, Sir Keir Starmer's government was forced into a U-turn on welfare reforms, leaving nearly £5 billion in spending shortfall.
- Driven by fiscal targets, the Department for Work and Pensions aimed to save £5 billion annually through stricter PIP rules, risking income cuts for 3.2 million by 2030.
- Data shows over 120 Labour MPs threatened to defeat the welfare bill, with 35 backing a revised amendment supported by disability charities, now costing about £3 billion.
- Following the U-turn, the £5 billion shortfall forces the autumn budget to consider tax increases, as Starmer's concessions halve savings and create fiscal pressure.
- Starmer's internal revolt and welfare U-turn heighten political risks, with future battles and voter shifts to radical parties like Reform UK predicted ahead of May's Welsh and Scottish elections.
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One year in, Labour has a surprising amount to celebrate. But you wouldn’t know it
A year in, Starmer still has a mountain to climb. Flickr/Number 10 , CC BY-NC-NDIn the build-up to the 2024 election, Keir Starmer worked hard to show that his party could run Britain better than the Tories. He promised his government would offer stability after years of chaos – but also change. He stood for honesty but also a technocratic approach that resisted the easy answers of the populist right. The grown ups would be back in charge. A yea…
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