A refusal by ministers to back down on plans to cut health-related out of work benefits will mean people with disabilities and health conditions will be pushed “into poverty,” an influential group of MPs have warned.

A cross-party Commons committee has accused the Government of pushing ahead with “discriminatory” benefit cuts which, they argue, will fail to encourage people into work.

The blistering criticism comes after the Government rejected recommendations to delay cuts to sickness benefits until the full impact on people with health conditions is understood. New Feature

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Ministers also refused to reconsider plans to ban under-22s from being able to claim health-related unemployment benefits.

The criticism from senior Labour M

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