Keir Starmer has repeatedly and publicly committed to welfare reform. In 2025, his government introduced the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, aiming to cut the welfare bill by £5 billion by 2030. When facing a backbench rebellion, Starmer publicly insisted: "We have got to get the reforms through, and I have been clear about that from start to finish." He also said: "Everybody agrees it needs reform, we have got to reform it and that is what we intend to do." He later called fixing the "broken" benefits system a "moral imperative." Even in the King's Speech of May 2026, the King's Speech included the line: "My Ministers will… continue to reform the welfare system to support both young and disabled people to flourish in work as the basis for long-term economic security." However, no dedicated welfare reform Bill was included in that King's Speech. The claim that "The Prime Minister has promised welfare reforms" is straightforwardly true, supported by multiple public statements and legislation. Sources: - BBC News, "Benefits reform must be pushed through, says PM" — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7078wrryno - BBC News, "Sir Keir Starmer says fixing welfare system is a 'moral imperative'" — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20wxq3q1x3o - BBC News, "Welfare bill not included in government's King's Speech" — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgplx9vzq2o - The Telegraph, "Starmer leaves welfare reform out of King's Speech despite ballooning bill" — https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/13/starmer-leaves-welfare-reform-out-of-kings-speech/ - GOV.UK, "The King's Speech 2026" — https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-kings-speech-2026 - Reuters, "UK's Starmer vows to press on with welfare reforms despite opposition" — https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/labour-lawmakers-threaten-uk-pm-starmer-with-revolt-over-welfare-reforms-2025-06-24/