Momentum is exerting pressure on Labour MPs to oppose any cuts to the welfare budget and to vote against them if put forward to the Commons.

Momentum has launched a lobbying campaign aimed at mobilising thousands of their supporters to write to their MPs to oppose any welfare cuts. 

According to figures, more than three quarters of people who rely on Universal Credit or disability benefits went without basic essentials over the last six months. But the Government is reportedly planning to make changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP), a move which has been blasted by disability charities as it could push 700,000 disabled people into poverty.

ITV News revealed that even those with “extreme disabilities” will likely lose out due to a cut in payments. 

Sasha das Gupta, Momentum Co-Chair, said: “The Labour Leadership reportedly planning to slash funding for the most vulnerable in society is inhumane. This is just another form of austerity, plain and simple. We urge Labour MPs to vote against any cuts to welfare if brought to a parliamentary vote and to oppose them using the tools at their disposal.”