Ministers are discussing the prospect of further concessions to win over a growing list of Labour MPs poised to rebel against planned welfare reforms ahead of a crunch vote next week.Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said talks between backbenchers and Government were “ongoing” on Thursday night as Downing Street seeks to head off what would be Sir Keir Starmer’s first Commons defeat.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to lead his party into the next general election and rejected suggestions he was failing to listen to the concerns of his party on Wednesday, as he faces a growing rebellion from lawmakers over welfare reform.

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to "press ahead" with the government's planned welfare changes, despite a growing rebellion from Labour backbench MPs. More than 120 Labour MPs have signed up to an effort to block plans to cut disability and sickness-related benefits payments to save £5bn a year by 2030.