Welfare: Starmer’s authority shattered as Reeves faces £5bn headache

Sir Keir Starmer has suffered a devastating hit to his authority whilst a £5bn spending headache looms for Rachel Reeves following the government’s u-turn to avoid a catastrophic defeat of its welfare bill.  Just days away from his one year anniversary in Downing Street, the PM faced the most substantial backbench rebellion of his premiership [...]