30-06-2025
Starmer Works to Quell Labour Mutiny That Threatens His Future
Keir Starmer is working to contain the rebellion in his Labour Party ahead of a vote Tuesday on his flagship welfare policy that's provoked widespread criticism and called his leadership into doubt.
After being forced by Labour lawmakers into an embarrassing U-turn last week that saw him water down a plan to cut disability benefits, the premier will spend Monday trying to persuade skeptics in his party to back a revised package. That would exempt existing claimants from tougher rules at a cost of some £3 billion ($4.1 billion) to the Treasury.
