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CAMPAIGNERS demonstrated at an international golfing event in Tory MP Esther McVey’s Merseyside constituency yesterday to demand she be kicked out at the next general election, writes Peter Lazenby.
The Wirral West MP (pictured) will attend Cabinet after this week’s ministerial reshuffle but campaigners argue she should be ditched for what she’s done to disabled people as employment minister.
She supports sanctions delaying benefits to disabled people for up to two years, has attacked the Citizens Advice Bureau, denied foodbanks are linked to welfare cuts and said “many of those classed as disabled are not.”
David Nicholson spoke to BETH WINTER about her bid to become a Senedd member as an independent running on a community grassroots campaign
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE
Labour MSP CAROL MOCHAN calls for Britain to follow France’s lead and recognise the Palestinian state as part of efforts to end this war