Labour’s Andy McDonald said MPs were being asked to vote without vital evidence, like the outcome of the Timms review,He asked Kendall to withdraw the bill and co-design welfare reform with the support of disabled people,Kendall said the impact asssessments did not take account the impact of the employment support programmes that are being beefed up,Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, has told MPS that the government is spending another £300m on measures to get sick and disabled people back into work,(See 3.

10pm.) This is the latest concession to Labour rebels, and Kendall set it out in a statement to MPs lasting almost two hours.But many of them remain opposed to the bill, and Kendall was challenged repeatedly to explain why the government is legislating to change the way Personal independence payment (Pip) is paid – before waiting for the outcome the the review it is setting up to consider its future.(See 3.33pm and 4.

06pm,) MPs vote on the bill tomorrow night,More than 150,000 people could still be pushed into poverty by Downing Street’s welfare measures despite significant concessions to rebel MPs to protect those already on the benefits, according to the government’s impact assessment,Britain’s decision to allow the export of F-35 fighter jet components to Israel, despite accepting they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law in Gaza, was lawful, London’s high court has ruled,Palestine Action has been granted an urgent high court hearing on Friday to try to prevent a banning order against it from coming into effect.

The Department for Work and Pensions has released a letter that Stephen Timms has sent to MPs about the concessions on the welfare bill.It contains a Q&A, and the text of the amendments relating to Pip.The Q&A covers what will happen to existing Pip claimants if their claims are reassessed.It says:What has changed?As part of our measures to strengthen the UC and Pip bill, we will bring forward an amendment for Commons committee so that the 4-point minimum only applies to new claims.This means that no existing claimants will be subject to the 4-point requirement, including if they undergo an award review, whether planned or due to a change in circumstances.

Those making a new claim after the measure comes into force (not before November 2026) will be subject to the 4-point requirement.Earlier in the Commons Liz Kendall seemed to the opposite, implied that existing claimants would be subject to the four-point rule if they ask for a reassessment after November 2026.(See 4.38pm.) But DWP sources have said Kendall mis-spoke, and that the situation is as set out in the DWP Q&A.

Labour party members think the party should move to the left to win the next election, according to a Survation poll carried out for LabourList,Published shortly before the vote on benefit cuts tomorrow, the poll found around two thirds of members want to see a move leftwards,In their LabourList report, Luke O’Reilly and Tom Belger say:Survation asked Labour members what direction Labour should move in order to win the next election,They were given four options: move to the left, move to the right, move further and faster on the current agenda, and don’t know,The most popular answer by far was to move to the left, with 64% of members choosing this option.

Moving further and faster on the current agenda was in second place at 31%, don’t know was in third at 3% and moving further to the right was the least popular option at 2%.Nandy says the BBC has “rightly” apologised for broadcasting the chanting at Glastonbury.But she says she want the BBC to explain why the feed was not cut immediately the chanting started, and what due diligence was done in advance.She says she has also spoken to members of the Jewish community about this.The government takes this '“incredibly seriously”, she says.

She goes on:As a government, we strongly support freedom of expression, and as culture secretary, I will robustly defend the independence of our broadcasters and the right to artistic expression.But we do not accept that incitement to violence, hate speech or antisemitism is art.There is a clear difference between speaking out for Palestine, which is the right of everybody in this house and everybody in our country, and antisemitism, which is not and which will never be.When the rights and safety of people and communities are at risk and when our national broadcaster fails to uphold its own standards, we will intervene.Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is making a statement about the events at Glastonbury this weekend.

She says she has spoken to the home secretary about whether criminal offences were committed.Avon and Somerset police have just announced they are carrying out a criminal investigation, she says.(Previously the police were just considering whether a proper investigation was required.)The Kendall statement is now over.It has lasted almost two hours.

Florence Eshalomi, the Labour chair of the housing committee and another one of the lead signatories on the Hillier reasoned amendment, asked Kendall to confirm that carers would be protected in any future Pip reform.Kendall said she has long championed what unpaid family carers do.She said existing Pip claimants will be protected.In future, the health secretary wants to do “far more to support family carers in future”, she said.Adrian Ramsay, the co-leader of the Green party, said today’s statement sounded like a political fix.

He urged Kendall to shelve the plans and consult with disabled people on the right way forward.Kendall said she disagreed.She said the government could not afford to wait, because the system had to be made to work better for disabled people, she said.Ian Byrne (Lab) said the concessions “go nowhere near far enough”.He would be voting against the bill, he said.

He asked Kendall if she could name any disability group in favour of the plans,Kendall replied:I understand why disability organisations are making the points that they do,That is their job,Our job is something different,Our job is to take the right decisions that we believe are fair, to make sure we have a system that works for people who need support, but that is also sustainable for the future.

Nadia Whittome (Lab) also asked Kendall to pull the bill.In response, Kendall said the government was helping sick and disabled people get back into work.Labour’s Andy McDonald said MPs were being asked to vote without vital evidence, like the outcome of the Timms review.He asked Kendall to withdraw the bill and co-design welfare reform with the support of disabled people.Kendall said the impact asssessments did not take account the impact of the employment support programmes that are being beefed up.

Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab) said the worst problems for claimaints in Gower was the incompetence of Capita, the company that carries out Pip assessments,Kendall asked Antoniazzi to send her details,This was why a review was needed, she said,Darren Paffey (Lab) asked if carers would be considered by the Timms review,“Absolutely,” Kendall replied.

Helen Hayes, the Labour chair of the eduation committee and another one of the lead signatories on the Hillier reasoned amendment, asked Kendall to confirm that some people will get Pip under rules that come in before the Timms review concludes.How long would that go on for?Kendall said she addressed this earlier.(See 4.30pm.) The Timms review would report by next autumn, she said.

And the government would try to implement the recommendations as quickly as possible.