Will Labour Go to WAR Over Welfare?!

Keir Starmer says he has a "duty" to fix welfare - and has described the current benefits system as "unsustainable" and "indefensible". But many of his own backbenchers fear that the noble rhetoric is an attempt to mask little more than a savings drive, and the backlash is growing. Andy Burnham became the latest Labour figure to voice his concerns, and there are indications that the government is looking again at some of the harshest measures expected to be unveiled tomorrow. But is the PM right to be sounding the alarm on the rising welfare bill, if 1.8m more people are claiming sickness benefits than before the pandemic? Later, Donald Trump claims to have overturned Joe Biden's presidential pardons - a power not bestowed upon any occupant of the Oval Office. Is he stretching the US constitution to breaking point? #trump #labour #starmer #welfare #uk #ukpolitics #conservatives #reform #kemibadenoch #farage #ukprimeminister #ukeconomy #joebiden #usconstitution #ovaloffice #usa #uspolitics #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #lewisgoodall 00:00:00 - Introduction: The Welfare Debate in Britain 00:01:40 - The Labour Divide on Welfare Cuts 00:03:00 - Rise in Disability and Mental Health Claims 00:05:06 - Political Backlash Against Proposed Cuts 00:10:00 - Historical Context: Welfare Reform and Labour 00:15:00 - The Bigger Picture: UK Economic Outlook 00:22:55 - Trump’s Latest Political Moves 00:36:04 - Unrest in Serbia and Hungary 00:42:55 - Closing Thoughts: Future Political Challenges