#PathwaysToPoverty
I had a look back at Labour's 2024 Manifesto and found some significant commitments they seem to have forgotten and some rather important omissions. Strangely no mention of slashing essential disability and carers benefits by £5billion. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19356...
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@SalWitcher: Good news @Keir_Starmer @RachelReevesMP! You can raise more than £5bn without implementing #PathwaysToPoverty [autocorrect] or raising taxes. All you need to do is implement Labour’s Mani...
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June 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The clock is ticking: On the 1st of July the proposed disability cuts will be debated and voted on.

We must ramp up the fight to not let them be implemented!

#StopTheCuts #TaxTheRich #DisabilityRebellion #WelfareBill #welfarenotwarfare #TakingThePIP #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #PathwaysToPoverty
June 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Still not going to win back Labour voters lost to their proposed austerity levels of disability cuts... #takingthepip #pathwaystopoverty #disabilitycuts #labourcuts
This Spending Review is much more upbeat and obviously pitched towards people who actually might want to vote for the Labour party, than previous Reeves statements
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“The government must reconsider its current approach. We are calling on the government to cancel proposed cuts to disability benefits. More immediately, we’re asking the government to:

Reverse the decision not to consult on cuts to disability benefits.
Delay parliamentary vote.”
#PathwaysToPoverty
Citizens Advice condemn Green Paper cuts in hard hitting report
Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...
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June 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Labour Party currently are prioritising the market and the state and neglecting society. They are responsible for previous Labour voters losing faith in politics through policies that make vulnerable people poorer. #disabilitycuts #takingthepip #accesstowork #pathwaystopoverty #Labour
Wish Reeves would listen to herself! "Too many people do not share in our national prosperity and have lost faith in politics as a result." "We need to break with decades of government policymaking, that has concentrated on the market and the state to the neglect of society." Rachel Reeves, 2019.
June 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM