It was always a bit strange that the Labor government wanted to prune considerably in welfare care. But the government said it has no other choice. The welfare subsidies have risen astronomically in recent years. Just before the COVID epidemic, 40 billion pounds (€ 48 billion) in welfare care was issued. If nothing changed, this would go up to 100 billion pounds within a few years.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks Blauwtje with Albanian colleague Edi Rama: ‘We are married to Italy’
The government did not want to let it happen. It wanted to increase the boundaries for the payment of home care. But the own group did not want to know anything about it. The first proposals were launched last fall. Since then, the criticism has only been kept.
Despite the enormous majority of Labor in the Lower House, it became clear last week that the reforms would be voted out. Starmer therefore decided this weekend into a knee. The subsidies he wanted to delete would only apply to new people in need.
However, it didn’t help. The criticism remained firmly. The debate about the reforms on Friday was dominated by criticasters within his own party. Starmer then decided to go a new knew. He promised that an investigation would be done into the possible consequences of the reforms before they were to be implemented.
‘Further interest increases inescapable’
It turned out to be enough to get the bill through the Lower House. The problem, however, is that the reforms in question, which should have leaded to a cut of 5 billion pounds, actually do not represent anything anymore. Political commentators are already saying that further tax increases are now inevitable.
The situation of Starmer is penetrating. Although Labor with more than 400 seats in the 650 seat lower house has a considerable majority, his authority is waning within its own party. This has to be done to a large extent with opinion polls in which Labor has a considerable backlog in relation to the Reform party of Nigel Farage.
It has already made many other concessions in recent weeks. The British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves thought he could show her teeth by removing the cold surcharge for most elderly British last summer. The measure turned out to be immensely unpopular and difficult to implement that it resulted in hardly any cuts. The plan was largely deleted a few weeks ago.
British Prime Minister in the near after call for new research into Pakistani Grooming Gangs
Starmer also opposed a national investigation into the Pakistani children’s lockers with whom the country has been confronted with for decades. However, the police still do not really take the case seriously, after which a knee is made here too.
The welfare care is the most serious. In political London, it is already speculating who will blame Starmer for the latter ultrasound. The departure of Reeves or Chef Staf Morgan McSweeney is called.