“We’ve found ourselves in a worst-of-all-worlds situation, with the wrong incentives, discouraging people from working, the taxpayer funding a spiralling bill,” he said in March, before the full details of the changes were revealed.
“A wasted generation, one in eight young people not in education, employment or training, and the people who really need that safety net still not always getting the dignity they deserve.
“That’s unsustainable, it’s indefensible and it is unfair, people feel that in their bones.”
In a parallel with the Australian debate over the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the Labour revolt centres on Starmer’s attempt to tighten eligibility for the personal independence payment (PIP) for people with disabilities.