CND have condemned the idea of making further cuts to public services and welfare to fund war.
Tag: Welfare
50 Labour MPs vote against welfare bill – Ben Folley
Ben Folley highlights the scale of opposition to the government's disability welfare cuts
People Will Remember How We Vote – Richard Burgon MP
Richard Burgon argues people will remember how MPs vote on cuts to Universal Credit.
The Universal Credit Bill is a tragedy – Rachael Maskell MP
Rachael Maskell MP argues the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill will only end in tragedy for disabled people.
Disability Cuts Bill Must be Scrapped Outright – Disabled Members’ NEC Rep Ellen Morrison
Disabled Members' representative on Labour's NEC Ellen Morrison-Smith sets out why MPs should vote against the government's disability support cuts.
Disabled People will Still Suffer Under these Cuts – Unite the Union
The bill will come to Parliament on Tuesday for a vote by MPs. Please write to your MP and ask them to vote against the bill - Unite the Union.
42 Labour MPs Back Letter Stating Disability Cuts are “Impossible to Support”
"Cuts of more than £7bn represent the biggest attack on the welfare state since George Osborne ushered in the years of austerity" - 42 MPs pen letter stating they cannot support the Government's cuts.
Anger is Growing Against the Government’s Disability Cuts – Disability Labour
"This proposal is as bad as anything put forth by the Tories after 14 years of austerity" - the anger of disabled people is growing, writes Kathy Bole, Disability Labour.
Let’s Stop Such Pernicious Cuts to Disability Support – Rachael Maskell MP
Rachael Maskell says she will vote against these welfare cuts proposals because she is Labour and because disabled people matter.
Withdraw Cuts to Disability Support – Steve Witherden MP
Steve Witherden MP argues the government must withdraw these proposals and ensure disabled voices are at the forefront of all future reforms.