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HEARTLESS Tory Iain Duncan Smith dragged the elderly grandparents of a severely disabled teenager back into court yesterday in a bid to overturn a previous verdict that declared the bedroom tax discriminatory.
Appeal judges had confirmed that Paul and Sue Rutherford, who look after their 15 year-old grandson Warren, unjustifiably “suffered discrimination” under the new rules.
The discretionary payments the Rutherfords receive to cover overnight care for Warren will run out next month, leaving the couple in dire straits.
GEOFF BOTTOMS, who has worked in a palliative care hospice for 11 years, argues the postcode lottery for proper end-of-life care must be ended to give the terminally ill choice and agency
A new report by Amnesty International pulls no punches in highlighting the Labour government’s human rights violations of those on benefits, says Dr DYLAN MURPHY
