Market fears that replacing chancellor would imperil fiscal rules
Blaming the parliamentary party for poor discipline misses the bigger problem of the bill’s lack of logic
UK prime minister says he ‘in lockstep’ with chancellor who will be in the position for a ‘very long time to come’
If the double act is no longer working, the core problem may not be Reeves
Political judgment of Starmer and close allies in doubt after U-turn on planned cuts to benefits
Eleventh-hour climbdown on reforms leaves government facing a fiscal shortfall
Ministers want to get the sick into work, but without proper support for chronic illness the costs will increase elsewhere
Government wins vote but watered-down measures will leave a multibillion-pound hole in public finances
Plans to cut £5bn from Britain’s spiralling benefits bill lie in tatters after U-turn
Chancellor is being pushed to bend her rules on borrowing to fund higher spending
Thirty-nine MPs back new amendment designed to kill bill ahead of Tuesday vote
Concessions spare political pain, though case for ‘reform’ was about meeting a fiscal rule rather than efficiency
Think-tanks argue sensitive policy change should not be driven by need to meet fiscal rules
Ministers brace for biggest rebellion of Starmer’s premiership and say watered down measures will cost taxpayers £2.5bn
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall to set out changes to bill as Keir Starmer tries to reassert his authority
Move raises likelihood of further tax rises and could damage government’s credibility with investors
Spending on working-age health and disability benefits is forecast to hit £66bn by 2029-30
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Government climbdown on welfare reveals the perpetually problematic relationship between Labour’s front and backbench
Keir Starmer’s retreat symbolises end of high-handed forceful approach to managing MPs
Downing Street counts political and financial cost after initial response fanned flames of unrest
Labour MPs revolt against Keir Starmer over proposed cuts
PM tries to fend off uprising by more than 120 Labour MPs over ‘brutal’ reforms
Retreat on welfare cuts is a blow to the UK prime minister’s authority
More than 120 Labour MPs have signed amendment that aims to block the bill, with ballot due to be held next week
