SIR Keir Starmer has warned Labour rebels he has a “moral” duty to cut benefits – as it emerged a million will be blocked from health and disability support.
The PM is pushing ahead with £5billion in welfare cuts.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will unveil sweeping reforms today[/caption]
That is despite a Labour civil war brewing over the overhaul.
Thousands of people suffering from mental and physical health conditions are expected to lose out as the main disability benefit, Personal Independence Payments (PIP), will be scaled back.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will unveil the sweeping reforms today, vowing she won’t “shy away” from tough decisions.
But dozens of Labour MPs are in open revolt, with several ministers confronting the PM in Cabinet last week.
Ministers were forced into a U-turn on freezing PIP after the backlash.
But The PM’s spokesman said: “I think the Prime Minister has been clear there is both a moral and an economic case for fixing our broken social security system that’s holding our people back, and our country back.”
Under the proposals, one million fewer people will receive health-related benefits by the end of the forecast period, source claimed.
The reforms are also expected to scrap the Work Capability Assessment, the test used to decide who is entitled to extra support, in a drastic overhaul of incapacity benefits.
Labour veteran Diane Abbott hit out at the looming cuts, warning Labour supporters would begin to question the point of the party.
Sir Keir Starmer has warned Labour rebels he has a ‘moral’ duty to cut benefits[/caption]
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