Keir Starmer is on course to complete a hat-trick of U-turns as he mulls watering down £5bn worth of disability benefit cuts in order to see off attacks from Labour backbenchers and Nigel Farage.
Reports suggest that claimants could get more time to seek support before Labour's welfare cuts are implemented under 'tweaks' being considered by the Prime Minister.
Sir Keir is facing a mounting backbench rebellion to plans to make it harder for people to claim incapacity payments, in order to save money and get people into work.
Peter Lamb, the Labour MP for Crawley, is the latest to publicly state he would vote against the plan, saying the party ranks are 'deeply uncomfortable' with it.
The PM has already signalled he plans to ease cuts to £300 winter fuel payment handouts for pensioners, and could soften the two-child cap on handouts for parents.
