The new names takes the total number of Labour backbenchers supporting the so-called “reasoned amendment,” tabled by Treasury Select Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hiller, to 126.

The Labour Party government will offer concessions to MPs amid a major rebellion over the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) planned welfare cuts. Reports late on Wednesday suggest Downing Street is understood to be considering watering down changes.

Labour party opponents of the UK government’s £5 billion ($6.8 billion) cut to disability benefits have secured enough support to block the plan, setting up a high-stakes test of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership less than a year into office.