Starmer and Reeves set to tack hard to the left in the budget in a bid to prevent an attempt to force a change of leadership by Labour MPs
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Starmer and Reeves set to tack hard to the left in the budget in a bid to prevent an attempt to force a change of leadership by Labour MPs
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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are set to tack hard to the left in the budget to buy themselves time and prevent an attempted leadership coup by backbenchers.
Rachel Reeves has given the strongest hint yet that Labour could abolish the policy
Starmer facing questions in Commons ahead of crunch Budget next week
Labour chancellor under pressure to scrap policy, brought in as part of the Tory government’s ‘austerity’ plans
Rumours are swirling at Westminster that Keir Starmer could signal a shift on the policy at party conference next week, as he…
The two-child cap on handouts is said to be among measures that could be tweaked as the PM and Chancellor Rachel Reeves try to…
Keir Starmer’s new deputy, who replaced Angela Rayner, also demanded urgent action on the controversial two child benefit cap in…
