“These proposals could plunge hundreds of thousands of disabled people into poverty.”
By Alex Charilaou, Momentum Co-Chair
We at Momentum have launched a lobbying tool to mobilise voters in pressuring MPs to oppose reported cuts to welfare. Proposals considered in the government’s ‘reforms’ include making it harder for disabled people to qualify for Personal Independence Payments (PIP), freezing some PIP payments and recalculating the basic rate of pay for Universal Credit claimants.
🚨 The Government is reportedly planning to cut the welfare state by up to 6bn.
— Momentum 🌹 (@PeoplesMomentum) March 13, 2025
If this goes to a vote, MPs must do the right thing & vote against.
Use our lobbying tool to write to your Labour MP urging them to oppose any cuts to welfare.
Take action: https://t.co/rXaSJnyDDa pic.twitter.com/iwA5CPwAHw
Potential cuts to the welfare state have provoked an intense backlash from across the labour movement. Former New Labour veteran Ed Balls has criticised cuts as “not the Labour thing to do.”
Meanwhile, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress Paul Nowak urged the government to protect disabled people as cuts would “only make the current challenges worse.”
Our campaign has already received the backing of left-wing Labour MPs, including Zarah Sultana and Brian Leishman, with the latter stating he will be voting against any cuts if brought to a parliamentary vote.
Thanks to my constituents that have emailed me and to those that have spoke to me in person about the rumoured cuts to welfare.
— Brian Leishman (@BrianLeishmanMP) March 13, 2025
If it goes to a vote, then I will be voting against more austerity.
We need to build a compassionate society that looks after the most vulnerable. https://t.co/w4PMW9gVyT
Furthermore, newly-elected MPs Neil Duncan-Jordan and Stephen Witherden are amongst others who have publicly voiced their opposition to slashing the welfare budget.
I am deeply concerned that these proposals could plunge hundreds of thousands of disabled people into poverty. This would be vindictive, inhumane and hugely unpopular.
That’s why we’re urging Labour MPs to do the right thing by voting against any cuts to disability benefits brought to Parliament, and to oppose cuts using any tools at their disposal.
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