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Will Keir Starmer allow himself to celebrate his first anniversary as prime minister this weekend? Or will he be taking a long, hard look in the…

This week, the war in Gaza appeared to get closer to a 60 day truce. Meanwhile, this week saw a corruption trial facing Benjamin Netanyahu postponed…

Labour’s welfare bill was passed by 335 votes to 260 on Tuesday after the prime minister offered rebel backbenchers a last-minute concession on personal independence payment…

Keir Starmer has been forced to abandon the central plank of his welfare bill to get it past its first Commons hurdle, with a dramatic climbdown…

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Keir Starmer has used his keynote speech at the Welsh Labour conference to launch an attack on Nigel Farage, as the prime minister turned from fighting…

Getty ImagesThe prime minister spoke at a Welsh Labour conference one day after his government’s U-turn on welfare reformSir Keir Starmer has said the UK’s benefits…

Kate WhannelPolitical reporterJack FenwickPolitical correspondentPA MediaSir Keir Starmer has said his welfare reforms strike “the right balance” after making concessions to his own backbench MPs.The government’s…

Downing Street’s announcement on Friday that the government is dropping some of its cuts to disability benefits is the latest in a long series of U-turns…

Keir Starmer has confirmed Downing Street is offering concessions to rebel Labour MPs to get his welfare bill over the line.The prime minister told the Commons…