TakingThePIP

We are a campaign led by disabled people in the public eye joining together to tell @Keir_Starmer and @leicesterliz to scrap the inhumane disability benefits cuts Join us and tell the government to stop #TakingThePIP takingthepip.co.uk

I’m so honoured and proper chuffed that I get to chat to this incredible woman and find out more about disability rights from her vast knowledge. Come on down!! It’s a fiver. Xx

Calling all #Manchester disabled people and allies!!! I’m so honoured to be interviewing @RachelCDailey about her new brilliant books about the history of disabled people and activism. It’s a really interesting read! How we so often have to pull together to get rights.

MANCHESTER DISABLED PEOPLE I'll be bringing Ramping Up Rights to Queer Lit and Social Refuge in the Northern Quarter on 23rd and I'll be joined by the incredible @cheryleehouston Please come along and celebrate the fights we've won socialrefuge.com/event-details/…

Lord Rook (Labour) in HoL on #UCBill thinks bill will motivate young people to find a place in the workplace. He doesn't seem to understand this is a money bill & doesn't include any commitments to support young people. Only 2.4% of 16-24 yr olds receive incapacity benefits!

DWP shame for Keir Starmer as a Labour MP exposed him over cuts to Universal Credit Starmer was forced to answer for the mess that was the recent DWP Universal Credit Bill - and Debbie Abrahams did not hold back. Important #TakingThePIP thecanary.co/uk/analysis/20…

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I’ve worked in mental health for 25 years—known it personally even longer. When I say the ‘substantial risk’ safeguard saves lives, I mean it. I don’t just mean hundreds. I don’t even just mean thousands. Nothing has ever triggered more collective fear and relapse than the DWP.

On today’s Hall Of Shame, we have Ed Miliband, Labour MP for Doncaster North. He betrayed his disabled constituents by voting for the cruel #UCBill. He told a disabled constituent that he was “was elected on a pledge to put the voices of disabled people at the heart of…

DWP staff have been caught stealing disabled people's benefit money The @theipaper reported the story, but don't think it downplayed DWP staff stealing from claimants - instead, focusing on... yes, you guessed it: benefit fraud. A 'few bad apples'??? thecanary.co/uk/analysis/20…

APPG on Disability is meeting to discuss the welfare system on: 📅 Monday, 21st July ⏰ 2-3pm We need as many Disabled people in the room to share your experiences and what needs to change! Email [email protected] for confirm your attendance!

Eight years on from #Grenfell, Disabled people's lives are still being put at risk by inadequate fire safety regulations. Read the full story and our comment 👇

LORDS REVIEW UC BILL ON TUESDAY Lords can't stop UC Bill BUT every speech in our support builds legal case and hopefully will encourage support for Baroness Bennett's fab 'motion to regret'. 📧 Please email the template or your version to speaking Lords: shorturl.at/VsJNE

NOMINATIONS OPEN Nominate: 1. Hall of Fame (political) 2. Hall of Shame (political) 3. Hall of Fame (non-political) 4. Hall of Shame (non-political)

Thanks to Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle @natalieben who has tabled a 'Motion of Regret' on the #binUCbill It cannot stop it, but it allows Peers to show their opposition to this attack on disabled people. lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/ItemOfBusiness…

The decision to suspend the whip from four MPs for opposing cuts to welfare payments for disabled people is wrong - and has to be reversed. Sign the petition to demand their reinstatement: actionnetwork.org/petitions/rein… @compassoffice @peoplesmomentum @openlabour

We stand with Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff, Rosena Allin Khan, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Mohammed Yasin, Thank you for taking a stand against this government's cruel welfare cuts and putting disabled people's lives before party politics

Next wednesday. See ⬆️ for details. Rachel is one of the core team members at #TakingThePIP her breadth of knowledge in this area is fascinating. It’s going to be a great night! X

This weekend, I was due to talk to a news outlet about the fact the new Universal Credit bill's "severe conditions criteria" will disqualify private diagnosis, but it got dropped because the DWP denied this to them. Yet this is what the bill says: