DWP benefits claimants could be spared from Andy Burnham cuts after warning

NewsCost Of LivingDWPMPs have threatened to rebel11:38, 28 Jul 2026Andy Burnham's plans for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cuts and welfare reforms have been thrown into doubt - after a warning from Labour MPs. Backbenchers have warned the new Labour Party government Prime Minister they could rebel.‌MPs have threatened to rebel if the Makerfield MP makes “punitive” cuts to DWP handouts. Leftist Labour MPs have warned Mr Burnham against repeating the “failed politics of welfare cuts”.‌Kim Johnson and John McDonnell have led the warnings to Mr Burnham, urging him to steer away from introducing crude changes like the ones Sir Keir Starmer and former Chancellor Rachel Reeves put forward under their premiership.‌READ MORE Andy Burnham rules out two rumoured tax changes for households in