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Keir Starmer’s Labour government is facing intense backlash from within as it moves forward with a controversial welfare reform bill targeting Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and disability-related Universal Credit. Designed to save nearly £5 billion annually, the changes would restrict eligibility for around 800,000 disabled individuals. The bill has triggered an unprecedented rebellion—over 120 Labour MPs, including committee chairs, have signed amendments to block the measure, warning it could push hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people into poverty and erode the party’s core values