Badenoch accuses Starmer of giving up on welfare reform
Kemi Badenoch has criticized Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for abandoning welfare reform efforts. She highlighted the absence of a welfare bill in the King's Speech and pointed to rising costs since Labour's election victory. In response, Starmer defended his government's focus on improving the welfare system and creating job opportunities for young people.
- ▪Badenoch accused Starmer of giving up on welfare reform during Prime Minister's Questions.
- ▪Official figures indicate a nearly £20bn increase in welfare costs over the past two years.
- ▪Starmer claimed Labour is working on welfare reform to balance universal credit and incentivize employment.
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Badenoch accuses Starmer of giving up on welfare reformJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsPrime Minister Sir Keir StarmerConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minster Sir Keir Starmer of giving up on welfare reform.Sir Keir was forced into a U-turn on planned benefit reforms by his backbench Labour MPs in June last year, with measures to reform some personal independence payments (Pip) shelved.Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Badenoch asked why there was no welfare bill in this month's King's Speech and she claimed costs had risen by £20bn since Labour won the general election.Official figures show there has been an increase of just under £20bn in the last two years, with half of that rise made up of a £10bn…
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