Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave away the last of the savings from his signature welfare overhaul to avoid a damaging rebellion that threatened to inflict a historic defeat on his government.Social Security Minister Stephen Timms announced on Tuesday afternoon that the government wouldn’t introduce planned changes to disability assessments — which determine the level of benefit payments — until after a wider review of the system due by the fall of 2026.

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to abandon a key plank of his welfare reform agenda to get the legislation through its first Commons test.In a late climbdown as MPs prepared to vote, the UK government shelved plans last night to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment (Pip),