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Wes Streeting is now talking about the government's changes to plans to cut welfare, following the emergence of a backbench rebellion.

The bill is due to be voted on in parliament on Tuesday, but Sir Keir Starmer had to climb down from his original position after more than 120 Labour MPs publicly opposed the plans along with senior figures like London mayor Sadiq Khan. 

Responding, Streeting tells Sky News: "I think the changes that were made this week have put us in a much better position, not just on the vote on Tuesday, but on the substance of the package, because as a result of the changes, it means anyone watching this morning who's in receipt of of PIP, Personal Independence Payments, now has the peace of mind of knowing that their situation is protected."

But the health secretary refuses to rule out whether MPs who vote against the bill will lose the Labour whip. 

He says: "It's part of the course of parliamentary debate that we all held to account by the government. The MPs put forward their proposals, their alternatives. There is an expectation that Labour MPs vote for the whip." 

But people "don't always do that", he admits.

Trevor points out that the plans were first announced 104 days ago, and the bill published several weeks ago - but it was only a few days ago that the government realised it's existing position was wrong. 

He asks whether ministers are out of touch with their MPs and what they've been doing for the past 100 days.

Streeting responds that most Labour MPs have said they "agree" with the principles of reforming welfare to provide "better protection for those who genuinely can't work through no fault of their own" while making the system "more sustainable".

"On that, there's been broad consensus", he says.

Wes Streeting is now speaking to Trevor Phillips, who begins by asking about comments made by members of Bob Vylan on stage at Glastonbury Festival yesterday. 

The group called for "death to the IDF" and chanted "free, free Palestine", with both calls aired on the BBC. 

A performance by Kneecap, an Irish hi-hop trio, was not broadcast but a member of the group called for people to "riot", ahead one of the group's upcoming court appearance - he has been charged with a terror offence. 

Asked about these displays, the health secretary says: "I thought it was appalling, to be honest and I think the BBC and Glastonbury have got questions to answer about how we saw such a spectacle on our screens. 

"But I also think it's a pretty shameless publicity stunt, which I don't really want to give too much indulgence to."

He adds that people should be talking about Israeli settler raids on Palestinian communities, instead. 

Streeting says that "all life is sacred and I find it pretty revolting".

"We've got to a state in this conflict where you're supposed to sort of cheer on one side or the other, like it's a football team", he adds.

Israel should 'get its own house in order'

The Israeli Embassy called the comments raise serious concerns about the normalisation of extremist language and the glorification of violence. 

Streeting said he takes what they say "seriously" but he also rebukes the embassy in response.

He tells Sky News: "I'd also say to the Israeli embassy, get your own house in order, in terms of the conduct of your own citizens and the settlers in the West Bank.

"We all condemned and continue to condemn what happened on October the 7th. We all want to see the return of the hostages. And there's no justification for inciting violence against Israelis.

"But you know, the way in which Israel's conducting this war has made it extremely difficult for Israel's allies around the world to stand by and justify. In fact, we've got to do the opposite as an international community, which is to challenge and urge a change, of course", he adds.

Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips is now live on Sky News. 

Trevor will be joined by the Health Secretary Wes Streeting and by Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary.

It follows the government backing down over its planned cuts to welfare on Friday, with ministers rowing back on the original proposals after more than 120 Labour MPs signed an amendment that would have stopped the plans altogether. 

You can watch live in the stream above or on your TV - and we'll bring you the latest updates right here on the Politics Hub.

The government has gone to some effort to get support from industry and charities for its new food plan, which will see supermarkets forced to publish sales of healthy food and hit government targets. 

But the Conservatives are less impressed with the proposals.

Richard Holden said: "Making it harder to find crisps is not a substitute for proper reform. 

"Labour ministers too scared to face up to the fundamental changes our NHS needs."

The senior Tory said his party made "real progress on obesity" when in government.

To be clear, an upcoming report by the chief medical officer will show that more than 1 in 5 children are living with obesity by the time they leave primary school, rising to almost 1 in 3 in areas with higher levels of poverty and deprivation. 

But Holden has criticised how the government is going about encouraging people to make healthier choices. 

He added: "We鈥檝e always believed the best results come when people are trusted to take responsibility for their own health.

"Rearranging meal deals will make little difference.

"This is the worst type of nanny state nonsense there is 鈥� shallow, distracting, and completely unserious."

The government is working with supermarkets to get them to promote healthier food, in a bid to cut obesity and save the NHS money. 

Under the new plans, shops will create a new healthy standard, which will see customers encouraged to choose healthier food and drink options. 

In what ministers have termed a "world-first partnership between government and industry", supermarkets will be given freedom on how they promote this new healthy standard. 

It's all part of the government's upcoming 10-Year Health Plan, which is expected to be unveiled in full next week. 

The government says that if everybody cut 50 calories from their intake a day, this would lift 340,000 children and 2m adults out of obesity.

 The UK now has the third-highest rate of obesity in Europe, with obesity also being a leading cause of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Wes Streeting said: "Obesity has doubled since the 1990s and costs our NHS 拢11 billion a year, triple the budget for ambulance services. Unless we curb the rising tide of cost and demand, the NHS risks becoming unsustainable. 

"If everyone who is overweight reduced their calorie intake by around 200 calories a day 鈥� the equivalent of a bottle of fizzy drink 鈥� obesity would be halved."

The health secretary added: "Through our new healthy food standard, we will make the healthy choice the easy choice, because prevention is better than cure. 

"By shifting from sickness to prevention, we will make sure the NHS can be there for us when we need it."

Mandatory healthy food sales targets to be set by the government

 Environment Secretary Steve Reed has said the health plan will also be coordinated with the government's food strategy "to make sure we can feed the nation more healthily while growing the economic success of our food sector."

Under the new proposals, all big businesses will have to report on healthy food sales, and the government will set targets for these sales.

The plan has been backed by Tesco, Sainsbury's, the British Heart Foundation, and the Obesity Health Alliance among others. 

Cancer Research UK has called it "an important step" and called on the government to announce "introduce further bold preventative policies in both the upcoming 10-year health plan and National Cancer Plan".

Meanwhile, Diabetes UK has welcomed the introduction of mandatory reporting and targets on healthy food sales.

It added: "Public health policies like this and the junk food marketing ban, have the power to shift the dial from sickness to prevention."

Good morning. 

Welcome to the Politics Hub, this Sunday, 29th June. 

The government has announced today that supermarkets will be making it easier and more attractive for customers to buy slightly healthier food. 

The policy is a collaboration between government and the supermarket industry, and has been unveiled as one plank of the government's 10-year Health Plan, which is expected to be revealed in full this week.

Under the new policy, big businesses will set a new standard to make the average shopping basket slightly healthier. But supermarkets will be allowed to promote this shift however they choose, ministers have said.

It's all in a bid to tackle obesity, with the UK now the third most obese nation in Europe.

Public health experts say if people cut their intake by just 50 calories a day, this would lift 340,000 children and 2 million adults out of obesity. 

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said: "Obesity has doubled since the 1990s and costs our NHS 拢11bn a year, triple the budget for ambulance services. Unless we curb the rising tide of cost and demand, the NHS risks becoming unsustainable. "

He added: "Through our new healthy food standard, we will make the healthy choice the easy choice, because prevention is better than cure."

Expect to hear more from Streeting about this on Sky News shortly.

But, the Tories have said the new proposals are "not a substitute for proper reform" and will make "little difference".

Richard Holden said: "This is the worst type of nanny state nonsense there is 鈥� shallow, distracting, and completely unserious."

Away from food, the controversy over performances by Irish hip-hop duo Kneecap and duo Bob Vylan at Glastonbury Festival continues. 

Members of the latter group chanted "death to the IDF" and performed in front of a screen saying Israel's fight against Hamas amounts to "genocide". 

The police are now investigating and the Israeli embassy has said it is "deeply concerned" by what it called "inflammatory and hateful rhetoric".

Speaking of Israel, the Foreign Office has said another evacuation flight will be taking place today, though it said since commercial flights have resumed due to a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, this may be the last. 

Back in the UK, and it's the second day of the Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno.

Coming up on Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips: 

• Wes Streeting, the health secretary;
• Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary;
• Nicola Ranger, the general secretary of the RCN.

Of course, we'll bring you all the latest updates throughout the day, right here on the Politics Hub.

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It sounds like concessions are coming for the over 100 Labour MPs who had threatened to rebel over the government's planned welfare cuts.

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First there was stonewalling, then the private complaints from MPs before a very public outburst that saw an eye-watering 127 MPs tell their prime minister they were going to defy him on a welfare vote.

Now, the inevitable climbdown has arrived, with Downing Street making a significant offer to rebels last night on their planned cuts to disability benefits.

A government with a massive 165-strong working majority, had an awakening on Thursday to the importance of parliament as it embarked on a humiliating climbdown after the private warnings of MPs to Downing Street fell on deaf ears.

It's worth taking a beat to reflect on the enormity of this moment. Less than a year ago, the prime minister was walking into No 10 having won a landslide, with a Labour majority not seen since the Blair era.

That he has been forced to retreat by angry foot soldiers so early in this premiership, despite having such a big majority, is simply unprecedented. 

No government has lost a vote at second reading - this basically the general principles of a bill- since 1986 (Thatcher's shops bill) and that was the only occasion a government with a working majority lost a bill at the second reading in the entire 20th century.

It is obviously a humiliating blow to the authority of the prime minister from a parliamentary party that has felt ignored by Downing Street. And while No 10 has finally moved - and quickly - to try to shut down the rebellion, the fallout is going to be felt long beyond this week.

Changes to the welfare bill announced overnight could cost between 拢2.6bn and 拢3.2bn per year by 2030, the Resolution Foundation has warned.

The group said the changes to the welfare bill "will create a two-tier system to prevent existing claimants from suffering income losses as a result of changes to universal credit and personal independent payments (PIP)".

However, they warned that while the changes are "welcome", they could cost between 拢2.6bn and 拢3.2bn per year by 2029/30.

This will "make it even tougher for the chancellor to meet her fiscal rules this autumn", the group said.

Ruth Curtice, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, said: "The concessions today mean that over two million people currently receiving support due to ill-health or a disability will no longer suffer income losses from forthcoming welfare changes.

"This is a welcome change that will reassure vulnerable claimants, as is the commitment to bringing forward employment support. 

"The concessions aren鈥檛 cheap, costing as much as 拢3bn and more than halving the medium-term savings from the overall set of reforms announced just three months ago. "