Keir Starmer’s Welfare Bill fiasco sums up completely why Britain is screwed | Politics | News | EUROtoday

Labour’s Welfare Bill and the occasions which led as much as final night time’s vote describe, to the final inch, why our politics and thus our nation is in such a catastrophic mess. The Welfare Bill began out as an affordable concept however has ended up – as this Labour Party’s payments at all times will – as a canine’s dinner of U-turns, compromise, ineffectualness and stupidity.

The complete factor has received so sophisticated it’s exhausting to know what is definitely occurring however right here’s what I believe occurred: Keir Starmer’s election manifesto promised to champion the rights of disabled individuals and put their voices on the coronary heart of all selections. And to realize this his celebration has framed a invoice to take away advantages from greater than 1m sick and disabled individuals.

He appointed Liz Kendal as Work Pensions Secretary as a result of Liz had a historical past of hating welfare cuts and repeatedly attacking the Tories over the identical. So clearly she got here out backing the welfare cuts.

Meanwhile Work and Pensions Committee Chair Debbie Abrahams voiced big considerations concerning the invoice. A invoice nearly fully negotiated by, er, Debbie Abrahams.

Kemi Badenoch’s Tories however completely need welfare cuts – so they’re voting towards them.

Sir Keir promised to lift 1000’s of Brits out of poverty – however some rampant anti-Government propaganda launched at this time confirmed the invoice would thrust 150,000 individuals into poverty. The anti-Government propaganda was put out by, er, the Government.

And on and on…

It’s a large number. Of course it’s a large number. The comparatively wise Labour Party is at all times at all times at all times held to ransom by the extremists in sheep’s clothes.

Their Union paymasters in fact, but in addition the politicians who nonetheless suppose they’re debating within the Jr Common Room – all hifalutin left-wing idea and completely no actual world politics.

And their advantage comes at a value – to the poor (and getting poorer) tax payer.

And this is actually because Labour MPs, reasonably greater than both of the opposite events, truly don’t have a lot in the best way of actual world expertise. Y’know, a correct job within the personal sector, grafting and creating wealth.

Look at a random pattern of the cupboard:

Angela Rayner – council employee and trades union rep;

Lisa Nandy – labored for politicians and charities;

Yvette Cooper – nearly fully in politics since leaving college (aside from a two-year stint with a newspaper, and everyone knows that’s not a correct job);

Ed Miliband – fully in politics since leaving LSE.

To be honest Starmer ran his authorized chambers and Wes Streeting had an unlikely spell at PricewaterhouseCoopers… however there’s not a lot in the best way of captains of trade in there, is there?

Which is why with Labour, greater than another celebration, financial plans are based mostly on textbook idea reasonably than actual world expertise.

And it’s why each this invoice (in any helpful type) and this celebration are actually useless within the water.

Keir’s sole goal now could be to maintain his riven celebration from turning on him and booting him out. Which is why he is ended up caving to his rebels against PIP cuts.

His critics are already calling him a useless man strolling in fact, claiming the Welfare Bill farago reveals simply how comprehensively he has misplaced his grip on the celebration.

But kick this one round… who the hell goes to exchange him?

We may simply must be cautious what we want for.