Government officials brace for up to 50 Labour MPs rebelling against welfare bill
by Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot from World news | The Guardian on (#6Y1XX)
Sources say party should have focused on the moral case for reforming the benefits system
Government officials have admitted they made a mistake by making the financial case for cutting benefits as they steel themselves for as many as 50 Labour MPs rebelling against the welfare bill that is being published on Wednesday.
Sources told the Guardian that they now believed the party should have focused on the moral case for reforming the welfare system, arguing that it was letting down millions of people who could be supported into work.
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