Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said a vote on the government's welfare bill will go ahead on Tuesday, despite a huge number of Labour MPs opposing the measures. More than 130 MPs, including 120 Labour backbenchers, have signed an amendment calling for the proposals to be scrapped, making an embarrassing defeat for the government possible.

Keir Starmer has insisted he will not cancel a vote on his disability welfare changes in spite of 123 Labour MPs backing an amendment demanding a rethink