Naga Munchetty asked a Labour minister if Keir Starmer has 鈥済ot a grip鈥 after he was forced into a humiliating U-turn over welfare cuts.
The BBC Breakfast presenter confronted Stephen Kinnock after he praised the prime minister for 鈥渞unning towards鈥 problems.
Starmer struck a deal with rebel Labour MPs on Thursday night which will see the government water down its plans to cut 拢5 billion from the benefits system.
No.10 hopes the concessions will be enough to stave off an embarrassing defeat when the plans are voted on by MPs next Tuesday.
In the past month, the PM has also performed U-turns on winter fuel payments and a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Health minister Kinnock told Munchetty: 鈥淲hat we have in Keir Starmer is a prime minister who doesn鈥檛 put change and reform into the 鈥榯oo difficult鈥 box, he actually runs towards it and says 鈥榬ight, how do we fix this鈥?
鈥淲e have that mandate to do that as a Labour government and I鈥檓 sure that鈥檚 what will be foremost in people鈥檚 minds on Tuesday.鈥
But Munchetty told him: 鈥淎fter three U-turns in a month, you have a party leader who you say is running towards change, but getting it wrong.
鈥淵ou [said] you鈥檙e proud of the MPs who stood up for their constituents. They know what people want from the Labour Party and what constituents are saying to them, but you鈥檝e got a prime minister who you say is running towards change, but three times has had to U-turn.
鈥淗as he got a grip on exactly what your party expects in terms of policy?鈥
Kinnock replied: 鈥淚f you go out there into the country and talk to the public, the public really appreciate it when politicians listen and engage and take action, and that is what this prime minister and this government does.鈥