Starmer fails to guarantee chancellor’s future and does not rule out tax rises to fund welfare concessions – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch tells PM the welfare bill is a ‘pointless waste of time’ after climbdown heads off Labour revolt
On Wednesday, Angela Rayner sought to reassure people who had been “scared” about the proposed benefits changes, reports the PA news agency.
Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine, the deputy prime minister said:
Anyone listening to your show today, they know that there will be no changes to their welfare.
I want to make sure that people are reassured by that, because a lot of people have been scared about what’s going to happen. Continue reading...
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