Theresa May risks damaging Britain's international reputation if she fails to scrap housing benefit cuts facing the disabled, veterans and other vulnerable people, Labour has claimed.

Shadow communities secretary Grahame Morris warned ministers they must go further and reverse the planned changes to supported housing scheme funding.

He warned the cuts will "jeopardise the safety" of people fleeing domestic violence and also affect the elderly, people mental health difficulties and the homeless.

Mr Morris said a failure to change the policy would raise serious questions about the new Government's priorities while also accusing them of "breaking the covenant with our veterans".

Earlier this year, the Government announced a one-year exemption for the supported housing sector from a planned 1% reduction in rent.

It also delayed for 12 months the introduction of the local housing allowance cap - which affects residents living in supported housing.

The Government has commissioned a review into the impact of its proposals.

Fears have been expressed that the changes would reduce the amount of money supported housing providers received in rent and could make it more difficult for them to deliver specialist services.

Leading an opposition day debate, Mr Morris said of the earlier decision: "I was pleased the minister agreed to delay the implementation of the cap but I must press ministers now to go one step further.

"They must reverse their decision to slash housing benefit for a huge range of vulnerable people living in supported housing.

"I would ask this question of ministers and members of the Government party - what kind of country would we be in if we abandoned the most vulnerable in our society?

"What kind of message will it send not just to the country and to vulnerable people but to observers around the world about the priorities of this Government?

"What credibility would be left of the outgoing prime minister's (David Cameron) repeated assertion that the Government would not balance the books on the backs of the poorest?

"Unless ministers reverse this destructive decision, that will be precisely what they will be doing."