Campaigners warn that the PM’s welfare reforms could leave women, particularly those with disabilities, vulnerable to remaining in harmful domestic environments due to reduced financial support hindering their ability to escape.

Keir Starmer is facing a £4.5bn gap in public finances after reversing benefit and winter fuel cuts, prompting economists to warn of tax hikes in the autumn as the PM’s authority suffers another blow.

European leaders have agreed to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, crediting the US president