Keir Starmer believes his government has a “moral imperative” to fix the welfare system.

The problem is that the practical application of this is cutting disability benefits from thousands of people.

The PM has now had to back down from £5billion of proposed savings in the face of a rebellion from his own MPs who can see the plans pose an existential threat to their chances of reelection.

Starmer has also been forced into a screeching U-turn over his policy of cutting the winter fuel payment to pensioners.

He also seems likely at some point to reverse a refusal to abolish the two-child cap on benefits payments.

While the

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