'Inability to get spending under control will see even higher taxes'

Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse then later suspended from the party, described the backtracking by the PM as “tiny”.

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She added: “Fewer disabled people to be harmed but they’ll be harmed nonetheless.

“The Government’s plans mean that disabled people will be worse off than under the Tories. Drop the Bill.”

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride said last night: “If confirmed, this is the latest in a growing list of screeching U-turns from this weak Labour Government.