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Government to announce welfare system overhaul after opposition from Labour MPs

The Government is set to announce a major overhaul of the welfare system with suggestions that concessions may have to be made to quell a possible Labour backbench rebellion.

But Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to perform an “11th-hour U-turn” on reports that he plans to slash billions from the welfare budget.

    Recipients of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) are among those facing changes.

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    Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is poised to confirm cuts to welfare on Tuesday amid mounting backbench disquiet about the potential extent of the reforms.

    Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to outline plans to get more people back to work and cut the cost of the rising benefits bill.

    Downing Street has said there is a “moral and an economic case” for an overhaul and that the changes would put the welfare system “back on a more sustainable path”.

    There have been reports that the changes could slash some £5 billion of welfare payments.

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