New poll shows risks for Starmer over spending choices
Most Labour voters believe protecting welfare is more important than boosting UK defence budget
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Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled
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Keir Starmer’s poll ratings leap after Trump withdraws support for Ukraine
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Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs
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Starmer suffers cabinet uprising over UK spending cuts
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Steve Kornacki: Voters sour on Trump’s handling of the economy in NBC News poll
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UK social safety net among weakest in rich world, analysis finds
Think-tank report comes as Keir Starmer seeks to convince Labour MPs to back welfare spending cutsFinancial Times - Mar. 12 -
Trump Voters Love Him More Than Before. Four Conservative Columnists Pinpoint Why.
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