Government’s welfare plans must be pushed through, Starmer says

PM voices determination to press ahead with bill despite threat of Labour revolt over disability benefit cuts

The government's welfare plans have to be pushed through, Keir Starmer has said, indicating that there will be no further concessions in the face of a potentially significant Labour rebellion over cuts to disability benefits.

Speaking to reporters on his way to the G7 summit in Canada, the prime minister set out his determination to get the plans through parliament, after ministers warned mutinous MPs about the consequences of voting against the government.