Labour sources said the new Prime Minister was poised to 'tinker' with reforms drawn up by Ms Mahmood in a bid to avoid his first backbench rebellion.

Weakening Mahmood’s reforms would gift-wrap Reform what seems still likely to be one of the key issues of the next election

Labour sources said the new Prime Minister was poised to 'tinker' with reforms drawn up by Ms Mahmood in a bid to avoid his first backbench rebellion.