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Jon Sparkes

@jon_sparkes

Chief Executive, Mencap. Views expressed are personal views. Also to be found at jonsparkes.bsky.social

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calendar_today03-04-2012 08:21:02

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Channel 4 News (@channel4news) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘Will you act to prevent genocide? Or will you say instead that we did all we could?’ UN aid Chief, Tom Fletcher, briefs the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Lucy Webster (@lucy_webster_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The assisted dying lobby isn’t being honest with you – disabled people are at risk from this bill Me for the The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Scope (@scope) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Cuts to disability benefits will push 250,000 people into poverty, including 50,000 children. Let that sink in. Disabled people already experience higher levels of poverty compared to non-disabled people. Cuts to benefits will make this worse ✂️ It’s entirely unacceptable.

Cuts to disability benefits will push 250,000 people into poverty, including 50,000 children. Let that sink in.

Disabled people already experience higher levels of poverty compared to non-disabled people. Cuts to benefits will make this worse ✂️

It’s entirely unacceptable.
Disability Rights UK (@disrightsuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨NEWS🚨 'Dangerous' DWP needs 'deep-rooted change' to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

Catherine Russell (@unicefchief) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It is unconscionable that over 45 children have reportedly been killed in airstrikes in Gaza in two days. This should shock the world but is largely met with indifference.  Nowhere is safe for children in Gaza. This horror must stop.

It is unconscionable that over 45 children have reportedly been killed in airstrikes in Gaza in two days. 

This should shock the world but is largely met with indifference.  

Nowhere is safe for children in Gaza. This horror must stop.
Carla Denyer (@carla_denyer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So basically - if you want to come here to work in a care home looking after sick or elderly people, tough. But the super-rich can come and go as they please. Once again Keir Starmer's priorities on full display! bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

So basically - if you want to come here to work in a care home looking after sick or elderly people, tough. But the super-rich can come and go as they please. Once again <a href="/Keir_Starmer/">Keir Starmer</a>'s priorities on full display!

bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
National Autistic Society (@autism) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The current proposals on welfare reform will increase levels of poverty amongst disabled households. As part of the Disability Charities Consortium, we’ve written to Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves to ask for a cross-governmental strategy to lift disabled people out of poverty and

The current proposals on welfare reform will increase levels of poverty amongst disabled households. As part of the Disability Charities Consortium, we’ve written to Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves to ask for a cross-governmental strategy to lift disabled people out of poverty and
Ed Davey (@edwardjdavey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ginny cares for her husband Tim, who has myotonic dystrophy. She works part-time, on top of caring for him every day. Now, under the Government’s PIP changes, they face losing £12,000 a year. Today I asked the Prime Minister: what does he expect carers like Ginny to do?

Scope (@scope) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Cutting disability benefits will increase levels of poverty amongst disabled households. That's a fact. With the Disability Charities Consortium, we’ve written to Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves. We're urging the government to reconsider ⬇️ scope.org.uk/news-and-stori…

Liz Kendall (@leicesterliz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Labour's mission is to give people hope that tomorrow will be better than today. We will create the jobs, opportunities & public services people want & deserve. Helping people into work. Protecting people who need it. That is what I am delivering through our welfare reforms.

Liz Kendall (@leicesterliz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was Labour MPs & trade unionists who campaigned & then legislated to transform opportunities for women We changed the world of work – with maternity pay, childcare & employment support We must now bring the same focus & commitment to doing the same for sick & disabled people

ITV News (@itvnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

MPs urge the prime minister to pause disability cuts amid poverty fears, in letter seen by ITV News' Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana itv.com/news/2025-05-2…

Peston (@itvpeston) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The cost-effective way of getting more children out of poverty… is abolishing the two-child limit.” Former PM Gordon Brown calls on the government to drop the two-child benefit cap, arguing that there has been “a wrong diagnosis of the poverty problem” #Peston

Duncan Shrubsole (@duncanshrubsole) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Would you like to help tackle homelessness? Do you know something about charity finances? We would love you to volunteer to become our Trustee Treasurer St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity. Check out the details & any questions get in touch. Tx jobs.theguardian.com/job/9591583/tr…

CSA (@candsalliance) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need. We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/ac…

🚨 3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need. 

We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/ac…
Richard Burgon MP (@richardburgon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Prime Minister rightly changed direction on the Winter Fuel Allowance this week. At Prime Minister's Questions, I just called on him to change direction and drop the cuts to disability support too. We should not be balancing the books on the backs of disabled people.

Richard Burgon MP (@richardburgon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A Labour government should never try to balance the books on the backs of disabled people. My question to the Prime Minister at #PMQs today.

Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (@bellribeiroaddy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today marks 38 years since the election of the first Black Labour MPs in 1987 🗳🌹 Let’s take a moment this week to celebrate pioneers like Bernie Grant and Diane Abbott, whose shoulders we all stand on.

Today marks 38 years since the election of the first Black Labour MPs in 1987 🗳🌹

Let’s take a moment this week to celebrate pioneers like Bernie Grant and Diane Abbott, whose shoulders we all stand on.
Amnesty UK (@amnestyuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 £5bn cut from social security. That's what's missing from today's headlines. While everyone's talking about Rachel Reeves' big spending plan, people already struggling are facing more hardship. We asked the people she's meant to represent in Leeds what they think of the cuts

Richard Burgon MP (@richardburgon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨URGENT: The Government could now be bringing its Bill on disability cuts next week - with votes expected in the weeks soon after. This Monday, I’m hosting a special online meeting to make the case loud and clear: Wealth Taxes — Not Cuts. 🔗Register: bit.ly/wealthtaxesnot…

🚨URGENT: The Government could now be bringing its Bill on disability cuts next week - with votes expected in the weeks soon after.

This Monday, I’m hosting a special online meeting to make the case loud and clear: Wealth Taxes — Not Cuts.

🔗Register: bit.ly/wealthtaxesnot…