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Welfare climbdown lets genie out of the bottle, and no one knows what happens next

Government has double challenge to plug £5bn hole while restoring sense that it retains authority and control

The Guardian - UK

Tory conference to be held in ‘smallest house in the world’, Welsh minister jokes

Welsh government minister Ken Skates joked the Tories will be able to fit ‘in the porchway’ of Conwy’s small house following Senedd election in May.

Evening Standard

Survival-mode Starmer throws tearful chancellor to wolves at PMQs

Even Kemi Badenoch was able to land punches after prime minister failed to guarantee Rachel Reeves’s position

The Guardian - UK

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Rachel Reeves year in review: Chancellor's 2025 is no cause for celebration

City confidence in her is rock bottom — and Rachel Reeves’s high wire act is just one misstep away from a full blown financial crisis, says Jonathan Prynn

Evening Standard

Reform UK hires ex-Tory MP who was suspended for using racist language

Anne Marie Morris, twice suspended while an MP between 2010 and 2024, will lead Reform’s social care policy

The Guardian - UK

Green party leadership race is between joint-MP ticket and deputy’s ‘eco-populism’ bid

Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay offer election-led approach, while Zack Polanski wants radical, mass-membership movement

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Only Angela Rayner has emerged from the welfare debacle with her reputation intact

COMMENT: It took the intervention of the deputy prime minister to persuade the prime minister that the game was up – now some Labour MPs are wondering if she’ll replace him, writes John Rentoul

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Voices: It’s hard to see how Rachel Reeves can survive

COMMENT: The chancellor deserves our sympathy, writes Simon Walters, but resignation may now be inevitable. And her boss’s credibility has also taken a huge hit – the prime minister remains in office but not in power

The Independent UK

Voices: Watching Rachel Reeves crying in the Commons was quietly devastating

COMMENT: A single tear rolled down the chancellor’s cheeks at PMQs in a rare and distressing display of emotion from the ‘Iron Chancellor’. I found myself wanting to cry too, says Victoria Richards

The Independent UK

Where does the welfare bill climbdown leave UK public finances?

With £6.25bn in planned savings now shelved, the government faces awkward choices on how to plug gap

The Guardian - UK

Gilt yields spike following Chancellor Rachel Reeves's tears during PMQs

GILT yields spiked shortly after Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen crying in the Commons during Prime Minister Questions ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour urged to ‘have courage’ to trigger vote on Chagos deal

Dame Priti Patel asked whether ministers ‘are afraid’ of Labour backbenchers, who might ‘force them into another embarrassing U-turn’.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves in tears at PMQs after 'altercations with Starmer and Speaker' as markets rocked by speculation over her future

Downing Street later insisted that Ms Reeves ‘is going nowhere’ and has Sir Keir’s ‘full backing’

Evening Standard

No 10 defends chancellor after day of bitter recriminations over welfare bill fiasco

PM says Rachel Reeves will be chancellor ‘for very long time to come’ amid speculation about her job in wake of tearful Commons appearance

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Voices: Starmer has been given two black eyes by his party – but here’s how he could fight back

COMMENT: Bruised by his welfare reforms battle, the prime minister is on a hook of his own making. With a little help from Westminster, he can wriggle off, says Andrew Grice

The Guardian - UK

Welfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says senior minister

Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likely

The Guardian - UK

Reeves ‘going nowhere’ and has Starmer’s full backing, No 10 says – as it happened

Downing Street’s show of support comes after Reeves was seen in tears in the House of Commons

Evening Standard

Keir’s first year: Starmer under pressure after a rocky start for Labour

Sir Keir has acknowledged the ‘challenge’ of ‘getting our story across’.

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The Guardian - UK

Poorly led, strategically inept and shorn of democracy. Now I truly fear for this Labour government

The welfare bill passed, but it was chaos. A party this dysfunctional and divided cannot escape the wrath of voters at the next election, says John McDonnell, former Labour shadow chancellor

Evening Standard

Welfare U-turn raises questions over Labour’s tax plans

Sir Keir Starmer will face a grilling from MPs on Wednesday as he attempts to repair relations with his backbenchers.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer must now take the road to political recovery

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister was right to insist on reforms that will reduce the welfare benefits bill. After a difficult Commons vote, he must regain his authority over his party and show himself to be a leader who has the grit and determination to get things done

Al Jazeera

UK PM Starmer gets watered-down welfare bill passed amid Labour uprising

Despite massive majority, Starmer could not get party fully behind signature legislation to pare down spending.

Evening Standard

The welfare reform vote: All you need to know

MPs have voted to allow the Government’s Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill to advance to the next stage in becoming law.

Evening Standard

Kill the bill: Who are the five London Labour MPs who tried to block Keir Starmer's welfare reforms?

In total, 44 Labour MPs voted for an amendment to scrap the controversial legislation

The Guardian - UK

How No 10 went from bullish to badly damaged as rebels forced further welfare bill concessions

Tumultuous 24 hours capped by last-minute climbdown on cuts to Pips could define rest of Starmer’s time as PM

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