And on July 1st Sir Keir Starmer was humiliated by a huge rebellion, as Labour MPs gutted a bill to cut sickness and disability benefits. In Parliament the next day his chancellor wept and yields on Britain’s debt soared.

But the parallel is this: a government transparently not in control of events, shoved around humiliatingly by parliament. The astonishing thing about this row is Sir Keir Starmer has a mandate and a majority.

Keir Starmer has admitted that his government “didn’t get the process right” in the handling of its package of welfare reforms. The prime minister conceded that “it matters to” Labour MPs to ensure the process is correct and that his government “didn’t engage” in the way it should have done.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, facing challenges from within his party and the public.

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he "did not engage" properly with Labour MPs, leading to a series of damaging U-turns on his flagship welfare reforms. On Tuesday, the government avoided defeat on its proposals to overhaul disability benefits by offering late concessions to Labour MPs threatening to rebel.