This week, Sir Keir Starmer intensified efforts to rally Labour MPs against proposed welfare reforms projected to cut benefits by £5 billion a year by 2030, raising alarms about their effects on disabled individuals. The impending vote has generated discord among party members, with some labeling the proposed cuts 'impossible to support' without a change in direction. Critics liken the move to previous austerity measures from the Conservative government, reflecting an ongoing struggle within Labour over its identity and commitment to social justice.
"No Labour MP comes into Parliament to make poor people poorer," he said. What concerns him most are proposals to make it harder for disabled people with less severe conditions to claim personal independence payment (Pip).
The welfare package as a whole could push an extra 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, into relative poverty, according to the government's impact assessment."
Dozens of Labour MPs have raised concerns about benefits cuts worth 5bn a year by 2030 and their potential impact on disabled people, highlighting divisions within the party."
A 'Labour cause' is how Sir Keir described the package of welfare reforms, at a meeting of his MPs on Monday, which may face significant opposition.
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