Where does the welfare bill climbdown leave the UK public finances? - short news
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Keir Starmer managed to avert a parliamentary defeat over his main welfare bill on Tuesday, but only by removing a central element. So where does the government’s latest climbdown leave the public..
source: The Guardian - 02.07.2025