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Remember, Sunak was sending thousands of unfortunates to Rwanda, right up until he didn't ( I seem to remember it was about half a dozen volunteers ended up going for cash and accommodation).
Kendall will likely play hardball all the way, too, right up until she has to make some concessions. That's the theory anyway!
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so fed up with all this, watching these politicians without a care in the world decide on whether I will be destitute and homeless makes me feel sick to my stomach, I really want to just go to sleep and not wake up.
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They did. That's why what Mel Stride said today shocked me.
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I read at first they said labour didn’t go far enough then it seemed once they realised they’ll backlash said they’ll vote against as it’s cruel .
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I think that's where dpac are onto them with consultations kendell can say all she wants yogibear shared the letter dpac wrote to timms also can view it on thier page
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Thankyou God yes what a ride much appreciated
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But surly it should have need open to us because it concerns us that don't make sense to me that's the whole point of a consultation she can't get away with that can she ? The mind boggles
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Report in the guardian says reeves claims reforms may be tweaked. Don’t know if it’s any different to what we’ve heard so far . If someone can screenshot it please that would be great
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As human beings we are asking why they being so cruel the answer is this is noting to them starmer as a human rights lawyer supported the most dregs of society vile individuals knowing they was guilty it's all about the win and he doesn't care who it effects look at gaza no ceasefire no food water we are looking at someone very sinister he won't care and I bet he hasn't read half letters from charities ect he will move heaven earth to get this through he is definitely one of the most sinister pm this country ever experienced
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What happens now ? They must know thier get this through thier very confident
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It is soul destroying and certainly a rollercoaster designed to break us by some very evil sinister individuals I have moments of pure dread and panic and like yourself have dark thoughts kendell is sadistic and starmer and reeves thier putting the worse out there to see what they can get away with let's hope dpac and people in Wales can get them on lack of consultations all we can do is keep on emailing mps and human rights email addresses on dpacs page we live to fight another day things that starmer has proposed is falling around him public schools waspi women illegal immigrants building on land with wildlife everyone's fighting back it may look like thier in control but they are not hold in there it's not over yet written with hope
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So everybody who ate we emailing today !! New day many emails to be sent come on its the 12th got couple of weeks to torment the hell out of our mps don't worry hiw many emails you sent I've sent 40 to mine yh not responding hey ho let's emailing Mel stride thanking him for his great speech against the horrific benefit cuts play them at thier game so I will email him and look up others to email preferences will be tories greens lib dems COME ON last push dont ever think what's the point or they WON and that is not happening she's doubling down you know what so can we !!!!!
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The government is using primary legislation to push through major changes to disability benefits, such as tightening PIP rules, removing the extra health element of UC for new claimants, and scrapping the WCA, without public consultation. These plans will go straight to Parliament to be debated and voted on by MPs, bypassing input from disabled people and the wider public.
That is why it is important to contact ministers and MPs now. Catherine, you’ve done sterling work reaching out to so many already. Sadly, many MPs do not fully understand how the benefits system works or how these proposed changes will devastate their disabled constituents. So, it’s important to raise awareness and provide clear, lived experience evidence to help MPs make informed decisions.
Meanwhile, there is a public consultation on other proposals in the “Pathways to Work” Green Paper. This includes plans to reform Access to Work and merge contribution-based benefits into a new Unemployment Insurance scheme. Disabled people, charities, and others are invited to give feedback on these topics until the end of June.
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All this press doesn't help ! If they did u turn on welfare they would look even weaker all about egos I emailed Mel stride today we have to keep pushing forward with this time running out
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Email mel stride do psychology on them I thanked him and kemi said I will never vote labour again and if they still to voting this out I will definitely vote them and no way farage nod nod wink wink
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I think enough Tories will back the reforms to get them over the line, even if Labour MP's did rebel in large numbers. This will be even worse for Labour as they will have had to rely on Conservative votes to impose destitution on disabled people.
This is going to be a horrific social experiment that destroys Labour when the consequences start making the news.
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Reeves rules out disability benefit cuts U-turn but says rules may be tweaked
Chancellor says criteria for getting personal independence payment are being reviewed
Rachel Reeves has ruled out a U-turn on disability benefit cuts but said she was “taking into account” representations from Labour MPs, and could tweak the qualification rules for the benefits.
The chancellor said “the welfare system is not working today” and the changes the government was making were needed because 1,000 people a day were newly claiming disability benefits.
Reeves said the spending plans she set out on Wednesday were all fully costed, but refused to rule out further tax rises in the budget this autumn in an “uncertain world”.
Pressed on whether she would change her mind on disability benefit cuts, she said: “No, we’re not going to be changing that. It is important that we reform the way the welfare state works, so that there is a welfare state there for people.”
“We are the only developed country where the number of people in the labour market is lower than it was before Covid, the number of economically inactive people of working age is rising.”
But the chancellor indicated that ministers could review the changes they were planning to make to the rules for qualifying for personal independence payments (Pips).
Reeves told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: “We are reviewing the criteria to get Pips and of course we’ll take into account those representations. We’ve already announced that we are reviewing the criteria for accessing personal independence payments.
“Even with these changes we will substantially be increasing the amount of money we are paying in sickness and disability benefits during the course of this parliament.”
In March, Labour announced plans to save £5bn a year by overhauling the welfare system, including by cutting personal independence payments for disabled people. The proposals triggered alarm among Labour MPs, and ministers have been considering tweaks before a vote expected later this month.
Under the government’s planned changes, claimants would not qualify for Pips unless they scored a minimum of four points on a single daily living activity. Assessments score the difficulty from 0 to 12 that claimants face in a range of living activities such as preparing and eating food, communicating, washing and getting dressed.
Reeves also indicated that the government was open to lifting the two-child benefit cap, saying that it was among “a range of ways in which we can lift children out of poverty”.
Speaking the morning after the spending review, Reeves denied the characterisation that she was a “Klarna chancellor” who was setting out plans to “buy now, pay later”.
“I don’t accept that at all. The idea that yesterday I racked up a bill that I’m going to need to pay for in the future, that’s just not right. Last year, I had to increase taxes. I have now allocated that money in the spending review on health, security and economic growth, but everything yesterday was fully costed and fully funded from the budget last year.”
Reeves said none of the plans she outlined on Wednesday would require tax rises. However, she repeatedly refused to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget and insisted that “the world is very uncertain at the moment”.
“I think it would be very risky for a chancellor to try and write future budgets in a world as uncertain as ours,” she told LBC radio. But she added: “I won’t have to repeat a budget like the one that I did last year.”
Pressed on whether the government’s spending plans assumed that councils would raise council tax by 5%, Reeves said this was a cap set by the Conservatives and councils could choose to raise tax by less.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/12/reeves-rules-out-disability-benefit-cuts-u-turn-but-says-rules-may-be-tweaked
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I hope it destroys labour they should not be in power, MPs meant to look after the people not put cruel cuts and months of torment on people with disabilities
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Thankyou for explaining after they been pushed through can they be legally challenged if it's not watered down
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