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LeftishBrit

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Sun Mar 20, 2016, 07:09 AM Mar 2016

Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb says disability cuts will not be going ahead



Newly-appointed Work and Pensions secretary Stephen Crabb's first order of business is to tackle the disabilities cuts which led his predecessor Iain Duncan Smith to resign. On 19 March, soon after taking up his new role, Crabb confirmed that the cuts will "not be going ahead".

Speaking to Radio Pembrokeshire he said, "We're not going to be going ahead with these cuts to disability benefits that were proposed on budget day." He told the station that the subject was discussed before he took up the position.


http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/work-pensions-secretary-stephen-crabb-says-disability-cuts-will-not-be-going-ahead-1550538


So some good news.. though constant vigilance will still be needed, and things won't be good as long as the Tories are in power in general, and George Osborne is Chancellor in particular.
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Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb says disability cuts will not be going ahead (Original Post) LeftishBrit Mar 2016 OP
Not because they want to. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #1
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