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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Aletha Adu and Rowena Mason

Sadiq Khan joins growing Labour rebellion against disability benefit cuts

Protesters in wheelchairs hold placards saying 'benefit cuts kill'
A protest against the cuts in London. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Sadiq Khan has become the most senior Labour figure yet to urge the government to drop its controversial disability benefit changes, supporting a growing Labour rebellion that threatens to derail the plans.

The London mayor warned that the welfare bill, which more than 100 Labour MPs have already threatened to vote against in the Commons next week, would “destroy the financial safety net” for millions of people.

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