Starmer makes U-turn in bid to head off Labour welfare revolt

Sir Keir Starmer has U-turned in the face of a massive Labour rebellion over welfare cuts (Ben Stansall/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ministers now expect the Government’s welfare legislation to pass the Commons after Sir Keir Starmer backed down in the face of a major rebellion over welfare cuts.

In a late-night climbdown, the Government offered Labour rebels a series of concessions in an effort to head off Sir Keir’s first major Commons defeat since coming to power.