Sir Keir Starmer has blamed being “distracted” by international events for the controversy engulfing the party over his welfare bill.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Starmer denied that he was making excuses, but said he had been focused on the Nato summit and the Middle East.
“I’m putting this as context rather than excuse: I was heavily focused on what was happening with Nato and the Middle East all weekend,” hesaid.
“I turned my attention fully to it [the welfare bill] when I got back from Nato on Wednesday night. Obviously in the course of the early part of this week we were busy trying to make sure Nato was a success.”
After over 100 Labour MPs threatened to rebel against the bill, Starmer made major concessions to the bill, including allowing current Pip holders to retain their benefit.
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Sir Keir Starmer has blamed being “distracted” by international events for the controversy engulfing the party over his welfare bill.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Starmer denied that he was making excuses, but said he had been focused on the Nato summit and the Middle East.
“I’m putting this as context rather than excuse: I was heavily focused on what was happening with Nato and the Middle East all weekend,” hesaid.
“I turned my attention fully to it [the welfare bill] when I got back from Nato on Wednesday night. Obviously in the course of the early part of this week we were busy trying to make sure Nato was a success.”
After over 100 Labour MPs threatened to rebel against the bill, Starmer made major concessions to the bill, including allowing current Pip holders to retain their benefit.
“All these decisions are my decisions and I take ownership of them,” he told the paper.
“My rule of leadership is, when things go well you get the plaudits; when things don’t go well you carry the can. I take responsibility for all the decisions made by this government.”
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