Senior cabinet minister warns of “financial consequences” after welfare climbdown

A senior cabinet minister has warned there will be "financial consequences" after Sir Keir Starmer was forced to make last minute concessions over welfare reform. [Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe] 50 MPs still voted against the Government's bill - despite the climbdown. The reforms were originally designed to save almost £5 billion by the end of the decade. But economists predict the changes mean there will be "no net savings". ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/