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From the Guardian

Disability rights campaigners urge Labour MPs to keep fighting 'impending disaster' welfare bill

Mencap, the learning disability charity, issued a statement overnight welcoming the government’s U-turn on the welfare bill. But it has now issued an expanded statement saying it is still concerned about the legislation.

Jackie O’Sullivan, executive director of strategy and influence at the charity, said:

We are encouraged that campaigners have been heard in their opposition to the planned cuts. But we fear that if, from next year, new claimants for Pip face different rules, there will be a generational divide in the quality of life for people with a learning disability.

Other groups representing the disabled, and their carers, have also restated their opposition to the government’s plans, despite the big concessions announced overnight. I posted some comments from this sector at 11.30am. Here are more organisations speaking out.

The Disability Benefits Consortium, a coalition of more than 100 disability charities, issued a statement saying:

These supposed ‘concessions’ to the cuts bill are just a desperate attempt to rush through a disastrous piece of legislation. By pushing the cuts onto future claimants, the government are betraying the next generation of disabled people. Why should someone who needs support to wash in 2025 be entitled to Pip, but not someone who has the same needs in 2035?

If the bill passes in its revised form, it will still push more people into poverty and worsen people’s health. We urge MPs to use their power to stop this impending disaster. The bill must be stopped in its tracks.

Tim Nicholls, assistant director of policy, research and strategy at the National Autistic Society, said: “

It should not have taken this much pressure to get the government to listen and step back from some of their damaging proposals. Today’s announcement will address some of the fear many autistic people who currently receive Pip felt about losing vital support that makes their daily life more manageable. But autistic people who might need Pip in the future, like autistic children who will become autistic adults, will still be fearful about where they fit in this two-tier system …

The government should do the right thing: hit ‘pause'’ on these changes and let disabled people have a meaningful say on the future of disability benefits. We won’t stop campaigning until the benefits system truly works for autistic people.

And Helen Walker, chief executive at Carers UK, said:

The government has agreed to protect existing claimants on PIP. This will be a huge relief for unpaid carers whose income via carer’s allowance is reliant on the person they care for receiving a relevant disability benefit such as the daily living component of Pip. Many have increased costs and face significant financial challenges because of their caring roles.

It’s important that the government has listened and made changes, but we remain deeply concerned about future carers. Around 12,000 people become an unpaid carer every day in the UK. The bill as it stands will still include the new four-point rule for Pip and doesn’t change the fact that many new claimants will lose out – it still represents a reduction in financial support and a bleak outlook for future carers who won’t be entitled.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jun/27/welfare-bill-cuts-labour-conservatives-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?

She’s sly , trying to play both sides till she works out how best to use the situation. None of them have any real convictions. We are just tools to get their own way .

Once she’s ousted I’ll email her 😂

Lib Dem’s are voting against. I wouldn’t be shocked if it gets voted down. Then he’s finished

Does it fit criteria as a money bill though ? I don’t think he’s out of the woods as he thinks he is

The right balance for whom?.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd78vyl3yvlo

This is undoubtedly a stitch up. Let’s face it, there’s zero detail and many more questions now. 

No detail, no consultation, obfuscation with the parliamentary process and a press that’s briefed to make it look like the government is sympathetic. What kind of democracy is this?

Always the outlier 😂