Dozens of Labour MPs back bid to block benefits changes
By: | Published: 2025-06-23 20:27:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
About 80 Labour MPs are supporting a fresh effort to block the government’s planned changes to the benefits system, the BBC has been told.
The MPs have signed an amendment that would give them an opportunity to vote on a proposal to reject the welfare reform bill in its entirety.
Dozens of Labour MPs have expressed concerns about the plans to cut disability and sickness-related benefits payments to save £5bn a year by 2030.
Ministers have attempted to soften the impact of the welfare changes, but many Labour MPs remain discontented with the package of benefits reforms.
The welfare reform bill – called the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill – will include proposals to make it harder for disabled people with less severe conditions to claim personal independence payment…
