Starmer keeps saying he is tough on benefits, so now he must prove it

Starmer keeps saying he is tough on benefits, so now he must prove it

Is there any realistic chance of bringing down the welfare bill before the next election? Sir Keir Starmer would have you believe so, even if the evidence currently points the other way. The Prime Minister insisted that any fresh attempt to reform the welfare state has not been permanently derailed after Labour MPs forced him to drop two major cuts to benefits. He argued it is a moral imperative to get people into work, without which too many wi…