Andy Burnham DWP cuts update with Labour MPs ready to back changes

NewsCost Of LivingDWPAndy Burnham promised to “get serious” on welfare08:55, 03 Aug 2026Labour MPs are reportedly ready to back new benefits cuts. After new Labour Party Prime Minister Andy Burnham promised to “get serious” on welfare, there is a recognition that a series of difficult decisions will soon have to be confronted.‌One MP who signed the “reasoned amendment” which ended up sinking the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cuts last year said: “We’re in a different time.‌"The need to increase defence spending is obvious to everybody. There’s a stronger sense now amongst the PLP that we know that it’s electorally popular for us to grasp this issue, and we probably won’t win an election if we don’t.‌READ MORE Andy Burnham has £37 plan for roads in England from January 2027“I imagi