The word "climbdown" refers to when someone admits they were wrong or changes their mind about something after strongly defending their initial position. Full definition
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Labour's top Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer has set about standing up for those opposed to hard Brexit - and even forced an embarrassing climbdown by Iain Duncan Smith. (totalpolitics.com)
This spring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and health secretary Andrew Lansley were forced into a humiliating climbdown on large parts of the controversial reforms. (politics.co.uk)
«This is a humiliating climbdown from Michael Gove. (politics.co.uk)