#CripTheVoteUK #GE2017: #SNP calls on next government to follow Scotland’s lead on benefits
The SNP has called on the next UK government to follow Scotland’s lead in protecting disabled people from social security
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#GE2017 “I cannot believe that so many people across the UK are planning to vote for such a hard, uncaring Tory Government” ~ Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP) Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon
“I cannot believe that so many people across the UK are planning to vote for such a hard, uncaring Tory Government – and that so many others will simply stand back and not vote at all” ~ Surgeon Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP) … Continue reading#GE2017 “I cannot believe that so many people across the UK are planning to vote for such a hard, uncaring Tory Government” ~ Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP) Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon
PIP suicide woman’s sister blames ‘barbaric’ system for her death
By John Pring Disability News Service 18th May 2017 The sister of a disabled woman who she believes was driven
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‘I’m suffering’: woman who confronted May tells of disability cuts ordeal
By Alexandra Topping https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/16/woman-who-confronted-theresa-may-disability-cuts-ordeal-kathy-mohan Kathy Mohan, who became an overnight champion of disabled people, says Tories’ PIP scheme has
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Lower benefit cap sees income slashed for more than 10,000 disabled people
By John Pring Disability News Service May 11th 2017 More than 10,000 disabled people have had their benefits slashed in
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Election forces MPs to abandon PIP inquiry, but evidence backs up dishonesty claims
By John Pring Disability News Service 4th May 2017 Statements submitted to MPs have provided further evidence of widespread
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‘Shabby’ Labour fails again on disability rights, after abstaining on PIP cuts vote
By John Pring Disability News Service 30th March 2017 The Labour party has been heavily criticised for again
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Safety and supervision ruling could mean PIP for many more claimants
Tuesday 28th March 2017 A panel of upper tribunal judges has made a decision relating to safety and
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PIP investigation: Council probes ‘shockingly poor and dishonest’ assessments
By John Pring Disability News Service March 16th 2017 A local authority is to hear evidence from up to a
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PIP investigation: Claimant group tell MPs of ‘systemic malpractice’ by assessors
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th March 2017 A group of nine disabled people with the same rare
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PIP investigation: MPs’ evidence session confirms concerns, but dodges dishonesty claims
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th March 2017 Nearly nine in 10 Citizens Advice offices have reported
Activists bring ‘no more benefit deaths’ message to Westminster
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th March 2017 Disabled activists have explained why they took to the
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PIP cuts ‘will be debated and voted on’
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th March 2017 Calls for government cuts to disability benefits to be
Disabled peer says Mordaunt was ‘spinning like crazy’ over PIP cuts
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th March 2017 A disabled peer has accused the minister for disabled people
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PIP investigation: Claimant seeks judicial review over assessment flaws
By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd March 2017 A disabled woman is seeking a judicial review by
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Billions of pounds of PIP cuts ‘will put lives at risk’
By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd March 2017 The announcement of billions of pounds of cuts
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PIP goalpost shift reveals awful mindset of the Tories
By Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh for National Scot Newspaper 1st March 2017 Sometimes it’s more than helpful for each of
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PIP claimant who took her own life had written about unfair assessment report
By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd February 2017 A disabled woman who took her own life after being
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PIP investigation: 100 cases, and still DWP refuses to accept the dishonest truth
By John Pring Disability News Service 16th February 2017 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has denied there is
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PIP investigation: Woman took her own life two days after learning of failed PIP appeal
By John Pring Disability News Service 16th February 2017 A disabled woman who lost her disability benefits because of a