Welfare warfare just the start of Starmer's problems

<p>With yet another U-turn from the government, the fate of the welfare bill is left in the hands of the backbenchers. </p><br /><p>In this episode, Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Editor-in-Chief Tom McTague and business editor Will Dunn to discuss the potential consequences of defeat in Tuesday night's vote, Rachel Reeves‘ precarious position and how we got here in the first place.</p><br /><p>READ</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/06/humbling-week-for-keir-starmer-welfare-cuts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A humbling week for Keir Starmer</a> - Andrew Marr</p><br /><p>Your next Listen:</p><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/new-statesman/episode/8db0ecc5d507b73ef89ef306afb0ad5e9995a4a7/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Sack Rachel Reeves” demand Labour MPs over welfare reforms</a></p><br /><p>Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morning Call</a></p><br /><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>