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Theresa May refused to rule out more crushing cuts to disability benefits today.

The Prime Minister was grilled by workers at a printing factory in Mansfield, Notts, where she triggered fears of a fresh bombshell for the vulnerable.

Asked to rule out more cuts to disability benefits, she said: "If you look at what we've been doing on disability benefit payments what we have done is looked at focusing disability benefit payments on those who are most in need and most vulnerable.

"In fact we are spending more on disability benefit payments than has been done by government in the past.

"So we have changed the way that disability benefits have been paid and I know there are some issues people continue to raise about assessments on those payments."

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Tory ministers rewrote the law earlier this year to deny increased benefit payments to 165,000 people.

Two tribunals had ruled Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - which helps disabled people fund their living costs - should be expanded.

But ministers blocked the rulings because implementing them would cost £3.7bn by 2022.

Disabled people are assessed for PIP using a 'points' system, where 8 points get a basic rate and 12 points an enhanced rate.

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The main tribunal said more points should be available for people who suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" when travelling alone.

Jeremy Corbyn branded the decision to disregard it "nasty", and the government was accused of delaying a debate on the changes until it was too late to stop them.