East Kilbride SNP

Disability Cuts Bill passed tonight. Government attacking older people with the winter fuel cut, attacking children in poverty by keeping the two child cap and attacking disabled people by cutting vital supports.

✅️ A very welcome move for EK commuters, supplementing our modernised rail line and brand new Hairmyers and East Kilbride stations.

🚨 EK Labour councillor Monique Equi breaks ranks with Starmer and Sarwar and calls out EK MP Joani Reid's vote for welfare cuts. The three-time Labour parliamentary candidate for East Kilbride, Monique Equi, joins fellow SLC councillor, Martin Lennon in calling out their MP.

Remember Labour’s attempts to cut disability benefits last week? Well, yesterday MPs voted on amendments to their plans. Here’s some of the things Labour MPs voted to block: 🧵👇

🚨 We’re shocked and disappointed. The UK government has pushed through HUGE cuts to Universal Credit for disabled people applying in the future. These cuts will be devastating. They risk pushing even more disabled people to food banks.

🤔 Interesting state of affairs - a Scottish Labour MP describing it as "difficult" to vote against clobbering away at the welfare system. Mind you - she could have voted for it. Apparently an easy decision for East Kilbride MP Joani Reid.

Excellent NHS care, delivered at home. We're expanding Hospital at Home to 2,000 beds by the end of 2026 - watch this to find out how it will help ease pressure on the NHS and cut waiting lists. 👇

EK Labour MP Joani Reid blasted for 'leaving disabled in limbo' following Commons welfare vote. dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/l…

Labour or Tory - Westminster is failing. Scotland deserves better.

Collette Stevenson MSP has said Labour must now apologise to the disabled but Joani Reid MP insists Labour is turning the economy around dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/l…

Anas Sarwar wants to bring Scotland’s income tax closer to the rest of the UK. But most Scots pay less under our system, and it raises well over £1bn for Scotland. He needs to come clean: what’s he cutting to fund his tax plans? thenational.scot/news/25291859.…

Older people with health issues urged to claim new devolved benefit dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/mone…

My MP, Michael Shanks, is NOT a supporter of Waspi Women, although he did pose for photos with them before he was elected 🤬🥀

Like almost all MPs I don’t know why the Chancellor was upset in the Chamber today, but I do hope she is okay and back to her duties this afternoon. Seeing another person in distress is always very difficult, and we are wishing her well.

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The Scottish Labour MPs who voted for this bill today should be ashamed with themselves. Utterly ashamed.