More than 30 backbenchers are said to be ready to vote against plans to make it harder to claim incapacity benefits and personal independence payments (Pip).
Labour MPs are threatening a large rebellion against the party's plans to cut benefits, potentially the biggest since Labour took power. Over 30 MPs may vote against changes making it harder to claim incapacity benefits and personal independence payments, with warnings that these reforms could push 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, into poverty. While the rebellion is unlikely to block the changes due to Labour's majority, Save the Children warns that the reforms could lead to a significant rise in child poverty under a Labour government. The Chancellor insists the reforms will help people get into work and denies they will cause poverty.
