A row over whether Rachel Reeves misled the public over the state of the public finances will rage on today when Sir Keir Starmer deivers a major speech.

The Prime Minister will say an overhaul of the welfare system is needed after he was forced to abandon cuts planned earlier this year in the face of a major backbench rebellion. Ms Reeves has been forced to defend herself against claims she misled voters by talking up the scale of the fiscal challenge in the run-up to last week’s Budget, in which she announced £26 billion worth of tax rises.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has urged the Prime Minister’s independent standards adviser Sir Laurie Magnus to look into potential breaches of the ministerial code. And members of Sir Keir’s top team reportedly accused him and Ms Reeves of

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