'It Is so Difficult!' Disabled Woman Says She Is 'Infuriated' by MPs Ahead of Crunch Vote

'It is so difficult!' Disabled woman says she is 'infuriated' by MPs ahead of crunch vote

A disabled woman who uses a wheelchair has issued a plea to Chancellor Rachel Reeves to "do something to help" as MPs prepare to vote on controversial benefits reforms today.Anastasia Tempest, who has cerebral palsy and receives Personal Independence Payments and Disability Benefits, expressed deep frustration about the Government's benefits reform bill during a conversation with GB News."I feel very ambivalent at the moment. I've been listening…

The North East has the highest disability rate in England: 31%, with 27% in poverty – the new benefits system must reflect Labour values and disabled voices

The North East has the highest disability rate in England: 31%, with 27% in poverty. We need welfare reform that reflects Labour values and disabled voices. I asked the Secretary of State how co-producing the new system with disability groups will ensure fairness—and how North East voices will be heard. Parliament TV: https:///i/status/1939726026080141743               HANSARD:  https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-06-30/debates/CB54870B-9…

Campaign group warns disability cuts will push people into homelessness

The proposal to cut the number of people who can claim Personal Independence Payment will lead to many disabled private renters being forced out of their homes.

Fury at Labour’s attack on disabled - Workers Revolutionary Party

DEMONSTRATIONS are taking place outside Parliament from 1.00pm today, and in towns and cities around the country, as the Labour government seeks to pass its vicious Welfare Reform Bill in the House of Commons this evening. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) declared: ‘Vote on social security cuts due late afternoon/ early evening meet Old Palace Yard from 1.00pm onwards. Vote is expected to be in the evening so plan for a long stay or just drop…

Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote

MPs are being urged to reject the government's disability benefit cuts ahead of a vote on Tuesday (1 July).

Unacceptable ‘Concessions’ on the Disability Cuts will Permanently Divide The Disabled Community

“We are absolutely clear that no amount of “concessions” will make this government Bill acceptable. Any and all cuts made to the already limited support Disabled people rely on – both now and in the future – must be resisted.” Disabled People’s Organisations Statement Against the Cuts Disability Rights UK, Crips Against Cuts, National Survivor User Network (NSUN), Mad Youth Organise, Just Treatment, DPAC and Taking the PIP have released a joint …