Lord Blunkett last night suggested Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, had failed to focus on the peril the Government is in because he has spent so much time abroad.

Labour MPs brushed aside pressure from Downing Street and threats from party whips to demand that plans to trim £5billion from the welfare budget are dumped before a crunch vote…

Lord Blunkett last night suggested Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, had failed to focus on the peril the Government is in because he has spent so much time abroad.

The Prime Minister is said to have handed them 'massive concessions' in a bid to avoid defeat in a crunch vote on benefit cuts next week.