Benefits cuts – live: Minister insists cabinet is ‘united’ as Labour set to slash billions from welfare bill

Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet is “united” on plans to cut £5 billion from the UK’s benefit bill, with work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall leading welfare reform efforts. Backlash from Labour backbenchers, including Diane Abbott, has sparked criticism, but Chancellor Pat McFadden insists on the necessity of getting people back to work. Concerns over potential cuts to disability benefits, specifically PIP, have prompted a rethink amid fears of increased poverty for thousands of disabled individuals.

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