Labour MPs are firmly opposed to the government's plan to implement £5bn in benefit cuts, including making personal independence payments harder to access for disabled individuals. Despite efforts from government ministers to negotiate, rebellious sentiment among Labour members is growing. There is speculation that releasing a child poverty strategy with added financial support may sway some opposition, but many MPs, like Rachael Maskell, argue against trading off benefits for vulnerable groups, insisting that both child poverty and disabled individuals deserve protection without compromise.
You can't compromise with a trade-off under which you say you will take more children from poor families out of poverty by placing more disabled people into poverty.
One idea being floated as a way to win over rebels is for ministers to publish their long-awaited child poverty strategy shortly before the key Commons votes.
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