The Week: A Welfare U-Turn, Nato Summit, and Daddy Issues
Starmer has climbed down on disability benefits cuts.
Today, the government has confirmed it will make major concessions to Labour rebels over its planned benefits reforms.
Adam and Chris were back in the Newscast studio on Friday morning to run through how news of the U-turn broke late on Thursday night.
And, they're joined by Alex and Faisal to unpack the week's political news - including key takeaways from the Nato summit in the Netherlands, including how Donald Trump came to be referred to as ‘daddy’.
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