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Sir Keir Starmer continues to face the prospect of a major rebellion over his welfare cuts despite making concessions to Labour MPs.

The Prime Minister is hoping that his partial U-turn will be enough to win over backbenchers when MPs vote on welfare changes later.

The concessions included protecting people claiming personal independence payment (Pip) from changes due to come into effect in November 2026, and rowing back plans to cut the health-related element of universal credit.

But backbench anger has continued to simmer, with a statement from Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall laying out the concessions on Monday receiving a negative response.

Some 126 Labour MPs had previously signed a “reasoned amendment” proposed by Treasury Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier that would have stopped the legislation if approved.