Keir Starmer will hit out at a 'poverty of ambition' as he once again sets his sights on welfare spending - as Rachel Reeves battles accusations that she misled the public before the Budget

Keir Starmer will lash out at a "poverty of ambition" as he once again targets the benefit system - while Chancellor Rachel Reeves insists she did not lie about the state of public finances.

The Prime Minister will vow to reform welfare in a major speech in central London - saying "any Labour Party worthy of the name" cannot ignore the wasted potential of "trapped" young people.

Last week Ms Reeves unveiled a Budget which tore up the two-child benefit limit, a move expected to lift nearly half a million children out of poverty. The PM will say that having made that vital step, there will now be

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