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REBEL Tory MP Stephen McPartland accused his own government yesterday of cutting financial support for the disabled because of a “perverse belief” that the £30 a week keeps people from wanting to work.
Ministers invoked financial privilege on Tuesday night to trip up peers’ bid to block the cut to employment and support allowance (ESA).
David Cameron dodged the issue at Prime Minsiter’s Questions yesterday, when Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn asked why if the economy is recovering are the £30 cuts, hitting some of the poorest disabled people in the country, being pushed through.
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY