British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given way to political pressure and watered down planned welfare reforms to avert defeat by his own party’s lawmakers.

The British prime minister had pressed ahead with the proposal, but a parliamentary vote on it was expected to fail.

A rebellion by Labour MPs against the government’s plans to slash the welfare budget has grown despite a concerted campaign to win over those opposed to the changes. In another huge blow for Keir Starmer,