Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he would not do anything differently, as he came under fire from MPs over decisions in his first five months in office. The prime minister defended changes to farmers’ inheritance tax, hikes to business taxes and cuts to winter fuel payments in 90 minutes of questions. Labour “had to do tough stuff” to stabilise the public finances after being left an “awful” inheritance from the Conservatives, he said. He insisted he was still committed to achieving the highest “sustained” growth among G7 countries by the next election. But he warned it could “take some time” for people to feel better off, as he asked for patience on his plans to boost the economy.
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