A Tory minister has been forced to repeatedly admit that
some disabled people are being wrongly refused access to vital disability
benefits, adding further weight to accusations that cuts have left the welfare
system unfit for purpose. On three occasions, Penny Mordaunt, the disabilities
minister, was forced to defend the Government’s treatment of people with
disabilities, after opposition MPs cited a number of examples of their
constituents being messed around by the Tory welfare system. MPs from across
the House rose to speak about how disabled people in their constituencies were
struggling to claim the support they desperately need. Read more on Welfare
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