Jeremy Corbyn has called on the Chancellor to quit amid the bitter rift triggered by the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith.
The Labour leader said the Budget delivered by George Osborne had "unravelled" as the Government was set to formally scrap cuts to disability benefits, which led to the dramatic departure of the Work and Pensions Secretary.
His successor, Stephen Crabb is due to tell MPs later that controversial moves to the curb the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have been ditched.
Despite the problems caused for the Government by Mr Duncan Smith, Mr Corbyn had few warm words for the former Tory leader.
Mr Corbyn told Sky News: "He has presided over the most terrible treatment of people with disabilities in our society.
"He has finally found a conscience and his successor is looking for exactly the same level of cuts from somewhere else within that Budget.
"This does not add up, it has unravelled, and George Osborne should be explaining what his Budget now is."
Asked if he felt the Chancellor should go, Mr Corbyn said: "Indeed. He has to consider his position."
He also said the Prime Minister should make a statement "about the budget and the way his government is operating".
David Cameron is expected to seek to calm the furious infighting within his party when he appears in the Commons later to report back from last week's EU migration summit.
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