British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given way to political pressure and watered down planned welfare reforms to avert defeat by his own party’s lawmakers.

Keir Starmer accused of creating 'two tier' benefits system after u-turn on welfare cuts - The U-turn on personal independence payments will protect the incomes of some 370,000 existing people, but new claimants could be more than £5,

Ministers have said they expect the Government’s welfare legislation to pass the Commons after Sir Keir Starmer backed down in the face of a major rebellion over welfare cuts.