Article 6YD79 Where does the welfare bill climbdown leave UK public finances?

Where does the welfare bill climbdown leave UK public finances?

by
Heather Stewart Economics editor
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With 6.25bn in planned savings now shelved, the government faces awkward choices on how to plug gap

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 finances?

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