A conflict between the government and Labour MPs regarding disability benefits was anticipated, but a crisis was not certain. Compromise could have prevented an 11th-hour political retreat. Sir Keir Starmer's authority diminished due to lost trust. The prime minister misjudged MPs' strong opposition to cuts in personal independence payment (Pip) and overestimated his party's compliance. The situation stemmed from blending public sector reform with fiscal consolidation, raising doubts about the policy's true motives. Recognizing benefits issues, many rebels viewed the necessity of funding cuts through a critical lens, as urgency suppressed compassionate system fixes.
The prime minister underestimated the potency of MPs' objections to the withdrawal of personal independence payment (Pip) from disabled people, and overestimated the capacity of his whips to bully and cajole his party into accepting the changes.
Most of the rebels recognise that there are problems with the existing benefits system. The dramatic increase in Pip claims over recent years testifies to a deeper social malaise.
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