MORE than 30 MPs have indicated they will vote against the government’s welfare cuts, the Morning Star understands.

The growing rebellion includes 20 Labour backbenchers who have publicly said they would oppose the swingeing cuts to disability benefits and seven more who have criticised the proposals.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced the so-called “biggest shake up to the welfare system in a generation” last week in a bid to cut the country’s benefits bill by around £5 billion. The proposals would restrict eligibility for personal independence payment while also cutting and freezing the health element of universal credit for new claimants.