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But Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to perform an “11th-hour U-turn” on reports that he plans to slash billions from the welfare budget.

Recipients of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) are among those facing changes.

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Government to unveil welfare cuts

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is poised to confirm cuts to welfare on Tuesday amid mounting backbench disquiet about the potential extent of the reforms.

Downing Street has said there is a “moral and an economic case” for an overhaul and that the changes would put the welfare system “back on a more sustainable path”.

There have been reports that the changes could slash some £5 billion of welfare payments.

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