Labour MPs who voted against welfare cuts this summer have expressed concerns over the government’s plans to change the assessment for universal credit disability benefits.

Some warned the proposals could trigger another mass rebellion, while others called for a parliamentary vote to be delayed until a ministerial review into disability benefit assessments has been completed.

The government was forced into a chaotic climbdown on cuts to the personal independence payment (PIP) disability benefit this summer, although cuts to means-tested universal credit disability payments were voted through.

But new welfare secretary Pat McFadden recently pledged to press on with further reforms to the benefit system, which is expected to include abolishing the work capability assessment (WC

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