Starmer defends benefits U-turn and says fixing broken welfare system a ‘moral imperative’
Sir Keir Starmer warned that Britain’s benefit system was broken, and days after the rebellion of his backbencher, he forced him to return to his welfare cuts.
The workers ‘leader announced the climbing late this week in the face of potential defeat on their plans by workers’ deputies.
On Saturday, the Labor Party has committed that the vulnerable people trust “will not eliminate the security network”.
However, as everyone says that welfare “accepted” about the need for change, he added that he could not allow prosperity to work and become a trap for those who want to work “.
Previously, after the welfare disaster, he called for “reset ın of the government by the party Grandee Lord Falconer.
Experienced Labor Party MP Diane Abbott also hit Sir Keir’s advisors and calls them “angry and faction,” the BBC’s program today.
Despite the climb, the Prime Minister continues to fight with his own deputies on the planned deductions, and with reports that some rebellious deputies will try to make a new change on Monday to delay the bill.
On Friday, Abbott said that the reports of the death of the rebellion were “largely exaggerated”.
Download Street is now waiting for their plans to pass their second readings in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
In his speech to the Wales Labor Conference, Sir Keir said that the repair of the system should be “in the style of labor”.
“We cannot and we will not take the security network that vulnerable people trust, but we cannot allow a trampuste for those who can work and want to work.” He said. “Everyone acknowledges that our welfare system is broken: every day fails, a generation of young people is written for goodness and the cost comes out of control.
“It is a moral necessity to correct this, but we have to do it in the style of labor.”
Sir Keir was faced with a humiliating defeat, and more than 120 workers’ deputies signed a change of rebel who wanted to kill the welfare bill.
However, the leading economists warned that when handled together, the utils of benefit cuts and the U -returns in winter fuel payments were drilled by tax increases in the autumn budget in public finances.
The Decision Foundation said the Prime Minister’s decision to protect the current plaintiffs in the existing disability benefits and health benefits would be much more expensive than expected.
The Decision Foundation said that the change in the welfare bill of Sir Keir, who will currently protect all people who claim personal independence payments (PIP), will prevent 370,000 people from losing support.
This costs 2.1 billion pounds a year until 2030, while a separate move will cost £ 1.1 billion every year to protect the income of everyone who receives the health element of the universal loan, which will affect 2.2 million people.
The government will wipe up to £ 3.2 billion of £ 5 billion, which hopes to save changes.
National Economic and Social Research Institute, taxes in the fall “almost definitely” will rise, he said.
The chancellor has speculation that it can raise the money with ‘financial drag’ by freezing income tax thresholds.
The ministers refused to speculate how the government would pay for changes.
TORY leader Kemi Badenoch said that Sir Keir left the country with the “worst of all worlds after U after the U -turn.
