Angela Rayner has said a vote on welfare cuts 鈥渨ill go ahead鈥 in the Commons on Tuesday. The Deputy Prime Minister said the UK Government will push ahead with its bill despite over 100 Labour MPs signing an amendment to block it. Rayner was stepping in at PMQs for Keir Starmer, who was away at a Nato summit in the Netherlands. She was asked by Tory Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride: 鈥(Ms Rayner) completely sidestepped my question 鈥 she can鈥檛 even defend her own Government鈥檚 policy . Can she at least assure the House that the vote on Tuesday will actually go ahead?鈥 The Deputy Prime Minister replied: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know if he, sort of, listened to what I said, because he was reading off the script, but what I can tell him 鈥 and I don鈥檛 need a script 鈥 we will go ahead on Tuesday.” The Government risks its bill to cut benefits by 拢5 billion being voted down by Labour MPs. There are 11 Scottish MPs among the rebels – with others considering joining them. The Record reported earlier today that some Scots are unhappy at the “threats” being made against them. Government figures have allegedly been claiming that a rebellion could spark a general election – but there is little evidence that Labour MPs do not have faith in Starmer as Prime Minister. The bill would make it harder for disabled people with less severe conditions to claim personal independence payment (Pip), with forecasts predicting the overall changes will plunge 50,000 children into poverty. The amendment supported by the rebels would give them an opportunity to reject the welfare reform bill. The wording backs the 鈥渘eed for the reform of the social security system鈥 but criticises the lack of a 鈥渇ormal consultation鈥 with disabled people and warns of the impact on poverty levels. They also hit out at their own Government for not publishing an 鈥渁ssessment of the impact of these reforms on health or care needs鈥. The Scottish Labour sceptics are Richard Baker, Scott Arthur, Euan Stainbank, Brian Leishman, Lilian Jones, Tracy Gilbert, Elaine Stewart, Kirsteen Sullivan and Ferguson. Glasgow North East MP Maureen Burke backed the amendment later in the day – with Glasgow North MP Martin Rhodes also adding his name. There are 11 Scottish MPs who are in government – plus two mission champions – who would almost definitely have to resign their roles to rebel . To sign up to the Daily R ecord Politics newsletter, click here