Keir Starmer is determined to push forward with significant welfare reforms amidst growing opposition from within the Labour party, with 108 rebels opposing plans to tighten eligibility for personal independence payments (PIP). Concerns over plunging vulnerable individuals into poverty have fueled the rebellion, led by key Labour figures like Sadiq Khan. Starmer defends changes as morally essential, emphasizing that the current system limits opportunities for work. The situation has intensified with the potential for resignations among Labour frontbenchers and pressures from government whips, signaling an impending crunch vote.
The current system doesn't help those who want to get into work, it traps people. I think it's 1,000 people a day going on to Pip.
Starmer said he would press ahead with the overhaul, insisting there was a clear moral case for change amidst rising rebellion from Labour MPs.
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