{"id":257005,"date":"2025-06-28T00:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-says-hes-got-right-balance-on-welfare-cuts-after-major-climb-down-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T00:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:04:48","slug":"starmer-says-hes-got-right-balance-on-welfare-cuts-after-major-climb-down-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-says-hes-got-right-balance-on-welfare-cuts-after-major-climb-down-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer says he&#8217;s got &#8216;right balance&#8217; on welfare cuts, after major climb down | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/y6wwCuQk0o4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer says he's got 'right balance' on welfare cuts, after major climb down | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y6wwCuQk0o4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The prime minister insists he&#8217;s got the &quot;right balance&quot; after his retreat on planned welfare cuts over the threat of a major rebellion by his own MPs.<\/p>\n<p>Late last night the government announced they were giving in to pressure from Labour backbenchers to change course, offering significant concessions to the planned benefit cuts.<\/p>\n<p>People who currently receive the personal independence payment (PIP) will continue to do so, and the planned tightening of eligibility will now only apply to new claimants.<\/p>\n<p>The health element of universal credit will now rise with inflation, after the original plan was to freeze the payments at \u00a397 a week until 2029\/30 for existing claimants.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking for the first time after Downing Street agreed a series of concessions on its welfare policy, the Prime Minister said the climbdown followed a \u201cconstructive discussion\u201d with Labour rebels.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prime minister insists he&#8217;s got the &quot;right balance&quot; after his retreat on planned welfare cuts over the threat of a major rebellion by his own MPs. 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