A Labour Party in Tory clothing? Why Starmer's backbenchers are deeply uncomfortable

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Since taking office nine months ago Sir Keir Starmer has weathered party rows about winter fuel payments, the two child benefit cap, WASPI women, airport expansion and cuts to international aid.

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Labour Party (UK)

Political party in the United Kingdom
A freeze to disability benefits will not go ahead following pressure from Labour backbench MPs, Sky News understands.
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Mike Amesbury has officially stepped down as an MP after he was convicted of punching a man in the street.
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Wes Streeting has denied that Labour is "changing into the Tories" with its plan to reform the welfare system.
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Keir Starmer

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024
More than 30 countries will be involved in the "coalition of the willing" to help end the war in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman has said.
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Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet the King and Sir Keir Starmer on Monday as part of his first foreign trip since being sworn in.
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