It comes after Rachel Reeves has been forced to defend herself against claims she misled voters over the scale of the fiscal challenge in the run-up to the Budget Sir Keir Starmer will speak to the nation today (Image: Sky News)

Sir Keir Starmer is set to address the nation today with a new push on welfare reform amid a row on whether Rachel Reeves misled the public over the state of public finances. The PM will say an overhaul of the welfare system is necessary after he was forced to abandon cuts earlier this year in the face of a major backbench rebellion.

It comes after his summer U-turn saw changes to personal independence payment (Pip) eligibility stripped out of the Government’s welfare legislation, amid warnings from rebel MPs of the impact on disabled claimants.

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