Sir Keir Starmer has said "everyone agrees" the welfare system needs to be fixed but that Labour will not "take away the safety net" that vulnerable people rely on.In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference that came after a major U-turn on reforms in the face of a backbench rebellion, he said fixing the "broken" system must be done in a "Labour way".

Sir Keir Starmer has said "everyone agrees" the welfare system needs to be fixed but that Labour will not "take away the safety net" that vulnerable people rely on.In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference that came after a major U-turn on reforms in the face of a backbench rebellion, he said fixing the "broken" system must be done in a "Labour way".