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New from me - Labour is gutting "substantial risk" for new UC claimants - the legal safeguard protecting suicidal & vulnerable disabled people from DWP pressure. This is life-and-death so please write to Lords for Tuesday & have it centred in Timms review tinyurl.com/4h8fazur #TakingThePIP
How Labour is Gutting 'Substantial Risk'
The government is quietly dismantling legal protections that keep vulnerable disabled people safe from DWP pressure
tinyurl.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New from me - Labour is gutting "substantial risk" for new UC claimants - the legal safeguard protecting suicidal & vulnerable disabled people from DWP pressure. This is life-and-death so please write to Lords for Tuesday & have it centred in Timms review tinyurl.com/4h8fazur #TakingThePIP
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Labour MP suspended for opposing disability cuts will keep speaking for ‘invisible in society’
Labour MP suspended for opposing disability cuts will keep speaking for ‘invisible in society’
Rachael Maskell, one of four Labour MPs to lose whip, stands by actions and says party needs to be ‘broad church that listens to each other’
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An MP suspended from Labour for spearheading a rebellion against disability benefit cuts has stood by her actions and says she will “continue to advocate for my constituents”.
Rachael Maskell, the MP for York Central, told the BBC that Keir Starmer had been wrong to suspend her and three colleagues and that the party needed to be a “broad church that listens to each other”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Labour MP suspended for opposing disability cuts will keep speaking for ‘invisible in society’
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Keir Starmer to remove Labour whip from at least three ‘persistent rebel’ MPs
Keir Starmer to remove Labour whip from at least three ‘persistent rebel’ MPs
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff to be pushed out as PM takes action
Keir Starmer is to remove the whip from MPs for persistent rebellions, starting with at least three of them on Wednesday afternoon.
The Guardian understands that one of the MPs who has had the whip removed is Neil Duncan-Jordan, the MP for Poole, who was a critic of both the welfare bill and cuts to the winter fuel allowance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Keir Starmer to remove Labour whip from at least three ‘persistent rebel’ MPs
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Keir Starmer last week defended his U-Turns on disability benefits as being "common sense", having listened to the "concerns" of Labour MPs.
Now some of the very Labour MPs who expressed those concerns and demanded those "common sense" changes are being suspended
Now some of the very Labour MPs who expressed those concerns and demanded those "common sense" changes are being suspended
July 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Keir Starmer last week defended his U-Turns on disability benefits as being "common sense", having listened to the "concerns" of Labour MPs.
Now some of the very Labour MPs who expressed those concerns and demanded those "common sense" changes are being suspended
Now some of the very Labour MPs who expressed those concerns and demanded those "common sense" changes are being suspended
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It’s incomprehensible that three Labour MPs should be suspended for refusing to vote to make disabled people poorer. How did it come to this?
July 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s incomprehensible that three Labour MPs should be suspended for refusing to vote to make disabled people poorer. How did it come to this?
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Scary to see extreme heat become the norm in the UK - this will cost more and more lives.
What is govt doing to protect us from these effects of climate change that are already with us?
And how can they justify giving go-ahead to airport expansion which will worsen the crisis?
What is govt doing to protect us from these effects of climate change that are already with us?
And how can they justify giving go-ahead to airport expansion which will worsen the crisis?
July 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Scary to see extreme heat become the norm in the UK - this will cost more and more lives.
What is govt doing to protect us from these effects of climate change that are already with us?
And how can they justify giving go-ahead to airport expansion which will worsen the crisis?
What is govt doing to protect us from these effects of climate change that are already with us?
And how can they justify giving go-ahead to airport expansion which will worsen the crisis?
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Gisèle Pelicot given France's highest award www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gisele Pelicot awarded France's Legion of Honour
Pelicot was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France's Bastille Day.
www.bbc.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Gisèle Pelicot given France's highest award www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Erasure takes many forms, but this is quite blatant.
July 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Erasure takes many forms, but this is quite blatant.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Government's Universal Credit Bill has passed, rushing it through in one day, without a committee stage where Disabled people's voices could have been heard.
It's clear: the government views Disabled lives as nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise
The Government's Universal Credit Bill has passed, rushing it through in one day, without a committee stage where Disabled people's voices could have been heard.
It's clear: the government views Disabled lives as nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise
July 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Government's Universal Credit Bill has passed, rushing it through in one day, without a committee stage where Disabled people's voices could have been heard.
It's clear: the government views Disabled lives as nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise
The Government's Universal Credit Bill has passed, rushing it through in one day, without a committee stage where Disabled people's voices could have been heard.
It's clear: the government views Disabled lives as nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise
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People have no idea how hard it is to be a complex chronic illness patient.
They always think they will be the exception.
That we aren’t trying hard enough.
That help exists but we don’t want it.
There is no help.
Many of these conditions have no cure & few treatments. 🧵
They always think they will be the exception.
That we aren’t trying hard enough.
That help exists but we don’t want it.
There is no help.
Many of these conditions have no cure & few treatments. 🧵
July 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People have no idea how hard it is to be a complex chronic illness patient.
They always think they will be the exception.
That we aren’t trying hard enough.
That help exists but we don’t want it.
There is no help.
Many of these conditions have no cure & few treatments. 🧵
They always think they will be the exception.
That we aren’t trying hard enough.
That help exists but we don’t want it.
There is no help.
Many of these conditions have no cure & few treatments. 🧵
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Disabled people in poverty should not be footing the bill of successive Governments' failure to tax big corporations.
The decision to target Disabled people already marginalised by state policies is a political choice, not an imperative.
Our response👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/governm...
The decision to target Disabled people already marginalised by state policies is a political choice, not an imperative.
Our response👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/governm...
Government's Universal Credit Bill Passes: DR UK Response
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
July 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Disabled people in poverty should not be footing the bill of successive Governments' failure to tax big corporations.
The decision to target Disabled people already marginalised by state policies is a political choice, not an imperative.
Our response👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/governm...
The decision to target Disabled people already marginalised by state policies is a political choice, not an imperative.
Our response👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/governm...
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#UCBill passed. A cloud that will forever hang over Labour. A party that we trusted to take care of the most vulnerable not push them into poverty. Shame on every MP who voted aye. May you all always have an itch you can never scratch + your dinner always be cold. #CripsAgainstCuts #WelfareReform
July 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#UCBill passed. A cloud that will forever hang over Labour. A party that we trusted to take care of the most vulnerable not push them into poverty. Shame on every MP who voted aye. May you all always have an itch you can never scratch + your dinner always be cold. #CripsAgainstCuts #WelfareReform
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And the Universal Credit bill has passed. Some of the sickest people in the country will suffer needlessly more now. There is no justification, no excuse. Just ugly, cruel choices by ministers too cowardly to tax the wealthy rather than cut the poor. A shameful day for Starmer’s Labour.
July 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
And the Universal Credit bill has passed. Some of the sickest people in the country will suffer needlessly more now. There is no justification, no excuse. Just ugly, cruel choices by ministers too cowardly to tax the wealthy rather than cut the poor. A shameful day for Starmer’s Labour.
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🇺🇳 BREAKING: The UN is demanding answers from the UK over welfare reforms.
The Universal Credit Bill risks breaching disabled people’s rights—again.
No impact assessment. Cuts called “regression.” Demonising disabled claimants.
Deadline for U.K to respond: 11 Aug
#BinUCBill
LET YOUR MPs KNOW PLS
The Universal Credit Bill risks breaching disabled people’s rights—again.
No impact assessment. Cuts called “regression.” Demonising disabled claimants.
Deadline for U.K to respond: 11 Aug
#BinUCBill
LET YOUR MPs KNOW PLS
July 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🇺🇳 BREAKING: The UN is demanding answers from the UK over welfare reforms.
The Universal Credit Bill risks breaching disabled people’s rights—again.
No impact assessment. Cuts called “regression.” Demonising disabled claimants.
Deadline for U.K to respond: 11 Aug
#BinUCBill
LET YOUR MPs KNOW PLS
The Universal Credit Bill risks breaching disabled people’s rights—again.
No impact assessment. Cuts called “regression.” Demonising disabled claimants.
Deadline for U.K to respond: 11 Aug
#BinUCBill
LET YOUR MPs KNOW PLS
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The United Nations calls on the Government to stop the cuts to disability benefits
The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will “deepen the signs of regression” in disabled people's human rights. Despite recent Government concessions,…
The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will “deepen the signs of regression” in disabled people's human rights. Despite recent Government concessions,…
The United Nations calls on the Government to stop the cuts to disability benefits
The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will “deepen the signs of regression” in disabled people's human rights. Despite recent Government concessions, aimed at subduing the biggest backbench rebellion Keir Starmer’s Cabinet has so far faced, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has serious concerns it highlights in its most recent statement on the Bill.
labourhub.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The United Nations calls on the Government to stop the cuts to disability benefits
The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will “deepen the signs of regression” in disabled people's human rights. Despite recent Government concessions,…
The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will “deepen the signs of regression” in disabled people's human rights. Despite recent Government concessions,…
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The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will 'deepen the signs of regression' in disabled people's human rights.
July 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will 'deepen the signs of regression' in disabled people's human rights.
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From the very beginning of this shambolic spectacle, the government has treated disabled people with complete and utter contempt.
The government's Disability Cuts Bill is disgraceful - and I will be voting against it.
The government's Disability Cuts Bill is disgraceful - and I will be voting against it.
July 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
From the very beginning of this shambolic spectacle, the government has treated disabled people with complete and utter contempt.
The government's Disability Cuts Bill is disgraceful - and I will be voting against it.
The government's Disability Cuts Bill is disgraceful - and I will be voting against it.
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MPs are voting this evening on disability benefits.
Details remain unclear, but the aim is obvious: billions in cuts to a system already failing those who need it most, including people with Long Covid.
We urge all MPs to stand up for disabled people and reject this cruel bill.
Details remain unclear, but the aim is obvious: billions in cuts to a system already failing those who need it most, including people with Long Covid.
We urge all MPs to stand up for disabled people and reject this cruel bill.
July 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
MPs are voting this evening on disability benefits.
Details remain unclear, but the aim is obvious: billions in cuts to a system already failing those who need it most, including people with Long Covid.
We urge all MPs to stand up for disabled people and reject this cruel bill.
Details remain unclear, but the aim is obvious: billions in cuts to a system already failing those who need it most, including people with Long Covid.
We urge all MPs to stand up for disabled people and reject this cruel bill.
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🚨STOP THE CUTS🚨
“These proposals are not human rights compliant. They are being rushed through without proper scrutiny, transparency or engagement with those who stand to lose the most.” Jen Clark, @amnestyuk.bsky.social
#DisabilityBenefits
Article 👇
🖇️https://tinyurl.com/yc3ryt4x
“These proposals are not human rights compliant. They are being rushed through without proper scrutiny, transparency or engagement with those who stand to lose the most.” Jen Clark, @amnestyuk.bsky.social
#DisabilityBenefits
Article 👇
🖇️https://tinyurl.com/yc3ryt4x
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🚨STOP THE CUTS🚨
“These proposals are not human rights compliant. They are being rushed through without proper scrutiny, transparency or engagement with those who stand to lose the most.” Jen Clark, @amnestyuk.bsky.social
#DisabilityBenefits
Article 👇
🖇️https://tinyurl.com/yc3ryt4x
“These proposals are not human rights compliant. They are being rushed through without proper scrutiny, transparency or engagement with those who stand to lose the most.” Jen Clark, @amnestyuk.bsky.social
#DisabilityBenefits
Article 👇
🖇️https://tinyurl.com/yc3ryt4x
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Debate ~12:40. Vote 7pm.
Be gentle with yourself today. You don’t have to watch or follow along as they debate our lives and reduce us to numbers. You don’t have to spend your last spoons on this.
It’s enough to get through the day. We’ll hold the line together.
#TakingThePIP
Be gentle with yourself today. You don’t have to watch or follow along as they debate our lives and reduce us to numbers. You don’t have to spend your last spoons on this.
It’s enough to get through the day. We’ll hold the line together.
#TakingThePIP
July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Debate ~12:40. Vote 7pm.
Be gentle with yourself today. You don’t have to watch or follow along as they debate our lives and reduce us to numbers. You don’t have to spend your last spoons on this.
It’s enough to get through the day. We’ll hold the line together.
#TakingThePIP
Be gentle with yourself today. You don’t have to watch or follow along as they debate our lives and reduce us to numbers. You don’t have to spend your last spoons on this.
It’s enough to get through the day. We’ll hold the line together.
#TakingThePIP
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NEW: Liz Kendall has told MPs that if a disabled person currently on PIP requests a reassessment after November 2026 because of worsening health, they will be assessed on the new tougher criteria.
This confirms The Guardian’s report that those with fluctuating conditions will not be protected.
This confirms The Guardian’s report that those with fluctuating conditions will not be protected.
June 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
NEW: Liz Kendall has told MPs that if a disabled person currently on PIP requests a reassessment after November 2026 because of worsening health, they will be assessed on the new tougher criteria.
This confirms The Guardian’s report that those with fluctuating conditions will not be protected.
This confirms The Guardian’s report that those with fluctuating conditions will not be protected.
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Even Iain Duncan Smith resigned over plans to squeeze #PIP, calling them “indefensible” because they would cause so much misery. David Cameron dropped the cuts within days under pressure and division. Ten years later, the same cruelty is back. Which Minister will walk this time?
June 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Even Iain Duncan Smith resigned over plans to squeeze #PIP, calling them “indefensible” because they would cause so much misery. David Cameron dropped the cuts within days under pressure and division. Ten years later, the same cruelty is back. Which Minister will walk this time?
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Every single non-disabled person who is supporting the PIP cuts should be handed a £15k “disability costs” bill each year and asked how they plan on paying it. Because people don’t really need benefits? You’ll be able to find £15k on top of rent, food, utilities and your summer holiday? Right?
June 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Every single non-disabled person who is supporting the PIP cuts should be handed a £15k “disability costs” bill each year and asked how they plan on paying it. Because people don’t really need benefits? You’ll be able to find £15k on top of rent, food, utilities and your summer holiday? Right?
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In 'shock news' - disabled people aren't to blame for the state of the economy after all - can we get a new narrative for disability soon please?
#DisabilitySky #WelfareNotWarfare #TakingThePIP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-c...
#DisabilitySky #WelfareNotWarfare #TakingThePIP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-c...
Government claims of ‘spiralling’ spending on benefits are false and ‘ideological’, official figures show
Official figures prove that government claims that social security spending is “spiralling out of control” are “not based on any real facts”, say disabled activists. The Office for Budget Responsib…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In 'shock news' - disabled people aren't to blame for the state of the economy after all - can we get a new narrative for disability soon please?
#DisabilitySky #WelfareNotWarfare #TakingThePIP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-c...
#DisabilitySky #WelfareNotWarfare #TakingThePIP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-c...