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Starmer admits failing to engage ahead of welfare U-turns

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he "did not engage" properly with Labour MPs, leading to a series of damaging U-turns on his flagship welfare reforms.On Tuesday, the government avoided defeat on its proposals to overhaul disability benefits by offering late concessions to Labour MPs threatening to rebel.

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Could Keir Starmer resign over welfare reforms? The four possible scenarios

Starmer treats defeat as a confidence issue. If the welfare bill fails, Starmer could choose to treat the vote as a test of confidence in his leadership. This would echo historic

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Starmer wins vote on UK welfare reform but suffers damaging rebellion

By Andrew MacAskill, Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer won a vote on his welfare plans on Tuesday at significant political cost as he suffered the biggest parliamentary rebellion of his premiership and was forced to back down on key parts of the package.

UK’s Starmer backs finance minister Reeves

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UK finance minister Reeves visibly upset at parliament

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves appears visibly upset a day after making welfare bill concessions:: London, England:: July 2, 2025:: Prime Minister Keir Starmer's press secretary later told reporters that Reeves has his full backingReeves was sitting beside Starmer during the weekly prime minister's questions,

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UK PM gives full backing to Reeves after tearful appearance in parliament

By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office rushed to give finance minister Rachel Reeves his full backing on Wednesday after she appeared in tears in parliament following a series of U-turns on welfare reforms that blew a hole in her budget plans.

scmp.com · 17h

UK’s Starmer backs finance minister Reeves after tears in parliament

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said that finance minister Rachel Reeves would remain in her role for “a very long time to come” after she appeared visibly upset in parliament as rumours swirled around her future.

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Every Labour U-turn after Starmer reverses welfare cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has announced his latest U-turn: a £1.5bn change of course over his flagship welfare bill. The prime ...

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Starmer defends welfare reform package despite climbdown over Pip

Starmer defends welfare reform package despite climbdown over Pip - Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was forced to shelve key ...

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Starmer Emerges From UK Welfare Fight Weaker and Billions in Red

Keir Starmer dramatically abandoned his flagship welfare reforms to avoid a historic defeat, leaving the UK prime minister’s authority badly damaged and his government facing a widening fiscal hole to ...

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Keir Starmer speaks out on Rachel Reeves’ tears in the House of Commons

Sir Keir Starmer has defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves after she was seen wiping away tears beside him during Prime ...

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MPs vote to back Keir Starmer's welfare reform bill after government offers rebels more concessions

MPs have voted in favour of the government’s controversial welfare reform bill after ministers offered last-minute ...

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Keir Starmer In 11th-Hour Welfare Climbdown In Bid To Avoid Commons Defeat

Keir Starmer has made yet another U-turn on Labour’s flagship welfare reforms as the government desperately tries to avoid an ...

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Keir Starmer's welfare cuts narrowly pass as 49 furious MPs stage rebellion

The Prime Minister's welfare cuts have passed their first stage in the Commons after an astonishing day of chaos.

Starmer fails to back tearful Reeves – or rule out tax rises – after welfare debacle

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by ...

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