Starmer says there was 'no misleading' by Chancellor ahead of Budget

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : He also signalled a fresh push on welfare reform in the Monday morning speech, but sidestepped questions about committing to reducing the benefits bill and what action he would take if Labour MPs sought to block changes.
49% : Asked on Monday if would remove the whip from opponents to new welfare reforms, he said he thought there was a "general consensus there is a moral mission" to reform welfare.
48% : Ms Reeves has faced claims she misled voters by overstating the scale of the fiscal challenge in the run-up to last week's Budget, in which she announced £26 billion worth of tax rises.
48% : At one point he thought Labour would have to breach its manifesto, he said, in an apparent reference to scrapped plans to raise the basic rate of income tax.
47% : Sir Keir's summer U-turn saw changes to personal independence payment (Pip) eligibility stripped out of the Government's welfare legislation, amid warnings from rebel MPs of the impact on disabled claimants.
44% : " He acknowledged the welfare bill has risen "extraordinarily" but failed to explicitly say that he planned to bring it down by the next election, saying that two reviews need to "complete their course".
43% : The Chancellor has said an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast showing a £4.2 billion surplus against her borrowing rules did not take into account the welfare reform
35% : Sir Keir was forced to abandon welfare cuts planned earlier this year in the face of a major backbench rebellion.

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