UK PM Starmer gets watered-down welfare bill passed
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's controversial welfare reform bill has cleared its first hurdle in the lower house of parliament. But Starmer was forced to abandon key aspects of the new policy, before many MPs in his own party were willing to back it.
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- The welfare reform bill passed its first parliamentary hurdle after major changes. 8s
- Controversial elements, including stricter disability benefit rules, were removed following backlash. 19s
- Disability advocates criticized the process and warned the changes could still harm vulnerable people. 44s
- Government analysis showed the revised bill may push 150,000 more people into poverty. 1m 18s
- The concessions are seen as a blow to Prime Minister Starmer's authority. 1m 52s