PM expected to announce billions in savings from personal independence payment, the main disability benefit

Britain’s benefits system is the “worst of all worlds”, with the numbers out of work or training “indefensible and unfair,” the prime minister has said as he prepares for deep cuts to disability payments.

Addressing a private meeting of Labour MPs on Monday evening, Keir Starmer said he would take tough decisions to cut the bill for working age health and disability benefits, which is expected to hit £70bn by 2030.