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The prime minister has been warned that using Tory votes to pass his welfare reforms against a rebellion of more than 120 Labour MPs would be ‘shameful’
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Kemi Badenoch has offered to rescue Sir Keir Starmer from his own Labour backbenchers after a massive rebellion threatened to bring down his welfare reforms.
In a late intervention on Tuesday evening, the Tory leader stepped in to say her party would back the swingeing cuts to benefits, as more than 120 Labour MPs were gearing up to reject the plans when they are voted on next week.
