Labour MPs have voiced significant dissent regarding proposed cuts to welfare spending, particularly focusing on disability benefits. There are worries that such changes would affect the poorest members of society, contradicting the party's mission. No 10 is preparing to justify these cuts as necessary due to unsustainable welfare spending. With millions out of work due to health issues, the government argues for a systemic overhaul to prevent long-term unemployment and economic stagnation. However, many Labour MPs remain committed to opposing measures that would harm vulnerable communities, highlighting a potential divide within the party as these proposals approach the spring statement.
There are deep concerns within the parliamentary party that the changes would take money from the poorest, which was not what they had entered government to do.
Left as it is, the system we've inherited would continue to leave more and more people trapped in a life of unemployment and inactivity, and that's not just bad for the economy, it's bad for those people too.
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