Sir Keir Starmer said changes to his welfare bill "strike the right balance" after making concessions to his backbench MPs.

It has been a painful week to watch.

Liz Kendall has defended the government's welfare U-turn saying: "Sometimes there is strength in listening."

The prime minister is set to warn of a "backroom stitch up" between the Conservatives, Reform UK and Plaid Cymru ahead of next year's Senedd elections.

First there was stonewalling, then the private complaints from MPs before a very public outburst that saw an eye-watering 127 MPs tell their prime minister they were going to defy him on a welfare vote.