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Ministers set to dilute welfare cuts to stave off rebellion

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Work and Pensions Secretary is expected to about-turn on plans to scrap an inflation-linked uplift of the Personal Independence Payment following a backlash from colleagues.

Disability minister Stephen Timms said simply doing nothing’ to address Britain ’s benefits bill risked leaving the public finances unable to cope.