An activist holds a banner against disability benefit cuts' during a protest by People's Assembly on June 7.

Labour’s welfare reforms will push an extra 150,000 people into poverty by the end of the decade, according to official government analysis.

The figures come despite a backbench rebellion forcing Keir Starmer to water down his original plan to cut personal independence payments (PIP) and universal credit.

Under the new government plans, those currently in receipt of PIP and universal credit would not be affected by the cuts, but future claimants would be.

A government assessment of the new plans says: “Excluding the impact of the additional employment support, it is estimated that there will be an additional 150,000 working age........

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