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Early morning wall walk #York NIHR School for Social Care Research #sscr2025

9 disability charities inc Scope write ahead of Liz Kendall’s speech tomorrow “We cannot condone a plan that risks condemning more disabled people to a life of poverty.” thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar… #DisabilityBenefits

MPs are feeling the pressure from constituents letting them know they oppose cruel cuts to disability benefits. You can add your voice by emailing your MP, using our template letter to help you.

Today, I joined a huge lobby of Parliament, led by disabled people, against the proposed cuts to disability support. I made clear once again: these cuts are cruel and unjustifiable and must be dropped. If the Government refuses to drop them, I will vote against them.

I lost the Labour whip for voting to scrap the 2 Child Limit. I am pleased that so many people, including Gordon Brown, are now calling for it to go as well. Labour needs to get back to being the party that tackles poverty not one that creates more poverty with benefit cuts.

Over 54,000 signatures. Removing education, health and care plans would be a disaster for disabled children. Please keep signing and sharing. #Disability #SEND

Next time a government representative talks about getting disabled people into work, remember this post.

The disability benefit cuts will push many into homelessness. So I asked the Government the expected cost of this higher homelessness. They've not even bothered to look at this yet! Yet the vote is expected next month. Totally irresponsible. These cruel cuts must be dropped.

"Something has gone very wrong": how the carer's allowance scandal was exposed - and why DWP failed to fix it for eight years despite being warned of the injustices theguardian.com/news/ng-intera… Long read by me and Josh Halliday

“We won’t accept the removal of disabled children’s rights without a fight. This isn’t about improving provision – it’s about saving money.” Tania Tirraoro FRSA - Special Needs Jungle Please sign and share the petition, now over 60,000 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7110… theguardian.com/education/2025…

It's precisely five years today since Dominic Cummings gave a press conference in the Downing Street garden to explain why the rules didn't apply to him. What crazy days those were.

More than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people urge the Prime Minister to abandon the “inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”. My exclusive: theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

The fundamental problem with suggestion to dilute EHC Plans is that they *reflect* #SEND needs, they don’t create needs. Govt can reduce statutory entitlements, but can’t legislate away need - so any new framework will break just as the current one has unless properly resourced

“Do policy-makers think children and young people with SEND are important enough to prioritise and fund?” That’s the question our Senior Solicitor put to Education Committee two weeks ago. Right on cue, fresh media speculation followed about SEND reform and the future of EHC plans.

📢 Lib Dem analysis reveals PIP claimants at risk The answer to a Parliamentary question I raised has led to some concerning findings, which are featured on the front page of today’s i newspaper. The analysis shows that more than 90% of standard-rate PIP claimants could be at

No national strategy for people with learning disabilities since Valuing People… it was gathering momentum & making progress until 2010 govt change. Let’s try again pls Andrew Pakes MP Sam Carling MP🌹 Moria 31