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Badenoch accuses Starmer of giving up on welfare reform
Key takeaways
- Jennifer Mc Kiernan Political reporter House of Commons Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minster Sir Keir Starmer of giving up on welfare reform.
- Sir Keir was forced into a U-turn on planned benefit reforms by his backbench Labour MPs in June last year, with measures to reform some personal independence payments (Pip) shelved.
- Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Badenoch asked why there was no welfare bill in this month's King's Speech and she claimed costs had risen by £20bn since Labour won the general election.
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Jennifer Mc Kiernan Political reporter House of Commons Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minster Sir Keir Starmer of giving up on welfare reform.
Sir Keir was forced into a U-turn on planned benefit reforms by his backbench Labour MPs in June last year, with measures to reform some personal independence payments (Pip) shelved.
Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Badenoch asked why there was no welfare bill in this month's King's Speech and she claimed costs had risen by £20bn since Labour won the general election.
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