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Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turn now leaves the government with a choice between raising taxes or cutting spending elsewhere
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Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turns on benefit cuts and winter fuel payments have blown a £4.5bn hole in the public finances that will 'very likely' be filled by tax rises in the autumn Budget, leading economists have warned.
The prime minister’s climbdown over his welfare bill is even bigger, and far more expensive, than expected, Resolution Foundation analysis found.
