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The benefits bill nightmare threatening a fresh civil war on Labour’s Left

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Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to be “ruthless with cuts’ to welfare, taking a leaf out of the Conservative Party’s book in the process.

Number of working-age people on health-related benefits has surged by 1.2 m more since Covid .

This costs the state nearly 65bn a year , more than the defence Budget .

It is expected to hit 100bn before the end of the decade .

Labour could opt for less radical changes but the risk is that it does nothing at all to lower costs.

The introduction of personal independence payments ( PIP ) was meant to cut spending by 20pc when it was introduced in 2013 .

MPs’ inboxes are already filling up with messages from worried constituent.