Two serving ministers, five former Work and Pensions Secretaries and the architect of Universal Credit are among the Tories who’ve urged Liz Truss publicly not to cut benefits.
Those suggesting she raise payments with inflation span the spectrum of the party, from right-wingers Esther McVey and Lord Frost to One Nation Tories like Damian Green.
The PM wants to break a promise made by Boris Johnson to put up benefits in line with rising prices next April - instead matching rises in average earnings.
