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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Starmer defends benefits u turn and says fixing broken welfare system a moral imperative - You Need To See This

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Britain’s benefits system is broken and fixing it is a “moral imperative”, days after a revolt by his own backbenchers forced him into a U-turn on welfare cuts.

The Labour leader announced the climbdown late this week, in the face of potential defeat by Labour MPs over his plans.

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