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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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Sir Keir Starmer under mounting Labour rebel pressure to scrap two-child benefit cap
Sir Keir Starmer is coming under mounting pressure from within his own Cabinet to scrap the two-child benefit cap, despite Treasury warnings over a lack of funding to ditch the policy.
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Starmer’s Failure Is Fuel for Britain’s Populist Revolt
It’s safe to say Keir Starmer has not had an ideal first year as UK prime minister. One year on from Labour’s landslide General Election victory, his government is already floundering. Starmer can only bring himself to count “rolling out school uniform projects” and introducing free breakfast clubs among his greatest achievements so far. He has been forced to make u-turn after u-turn, most recently on welfare reforms in the face of rebellion fro…
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