Labour MPs suggest backlash means Starmer cannot push ahead with freeze on some personal independence payments
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No 10 has been told it could face frontbench resignations if it follows through with plans to freeze some disability benefits – a move that would require a vote in parliament.
The government has been told that more than one minister as well as parliamentary aides could quit if No 10 opts for a freeze on a disability benefit known as personal independence payment (Pip) for some claimants.
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