DWP PIP crackdown under Andy Burnham as 3 health conditions at risk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : We will make £23bn of savings and deliver a welfare state that is there for those who genuinely need it.
50% : I think we've got to get really serious as a country at getting the welfare bill down.
50% : " Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary, claimed that people are "abusing and gaming our welfare state", eroding public confidence in the system.
49% : Mr Burnham told BBC Panorama: "Let me just say something more though about what you're driving at, which is the welfare bill.
48% : People are abusing and gaming our welfare state, and this undermines public trust in it.
46% : The Timms Review into Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has filed its interim report and found the system is 'no longer fit for purpose' Reforms to mental health provisions are anticipated as part of Andy Burnham's sweeping plans to overhaul welfare and reduce the soaring costs facing his Labour government.
46% : Keir Starmer's attempts to trim the welfare bill by just £5 billion triggered a substantial rebellion among Labour MPs -- organised by Burnham supporters including Louise Haigh -- from which he never recovered.
40% : Mr Burnham has pledged to tighten benefit eligibility, vowing to "get really serious" about reducing the welfare bill, putting him on a collision course with fellow Labour MPs.
15% : "After two years in office, Labour is failing on welfare reform, failing on welfare savings and so far they have been failing to stop welfare fraud too.

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