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Ministers are likely to face a Commons stand-off with backbench Labour MPs over their plans.

The major reforms are set to include the tightening of criteria for the main disability benefit in England, personal independence payment (Pip).

Several MPs indicated they would vote against proposed changes to the personal independence payment benefit.

Exclusive: Internal government forecasts obtained by the Guardian reveal ‘truly shocking’ effects of planned cuts

If you have a long-term health condition or you’re a disabled person in the UK, you might be able to claim a benefit called personal independence payment (Pip). As the name suggests, Pip is designed to help with the additional costs of disability – regardless of employment status.

The anxiety and horror of these sweeping cuts are a matter of deliberate policy. How did the party of Bevan come to this, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader defended the UK Government’s welfare cuts as she said the rise in the benefit bill is ‘unsustainable’.

Ryan Swanepoel was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of 20 and uses a wheelchair after losing mobility in his arms and legs.

Government plans for Pip cuts will drive up costs for local authority social care services and NHS, campaigners warn