A Welsh Labour MP has told the BBC he will vote against the UK government's proposed cuts to disability benefits.
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP Steve Witherden said he had taken the "very difficult decision" because he believed "really, really vulnerable people" would be placed at risk by the changes.
He is among Labour MPs across the UK who have particular concerns about plans to tighten some of the eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) – which assess claimants using a scoring system.
The UK government said it was putting the welfare system on a "more sustainable footing".
Witherden said he believed the scoring changes were not being consulted upon, although they are referred to within the public consultation into the wider welfare reforms.
He added that the cuts include "changes to the way you will be scored if you require assistance to go to the toilet, if you require assistance to eat, if you require assistance getting dressed".
It would see "a lot of people, a lot of my constituents, deprived of their PIP if it goes ahead".
Witherden said he believed it was "inappropriate" that MPs were being asked to vote on the PIP reforms in the coming months, despite being told a full impact assessment would not be published until the autumn.
