📢OUT NOW📚 The March issue of 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is here!

"My manifesto: Towards ending removal of babies at birth"

@oliverconway.bsky.social sets out a list of #WelfareReforms he says would keep more newborns with their mothers & (he hopes) put childcare lawyers like him out of a job➡️ hi.switchy.io/s9u_

MP Tessa Munt emails the MEA regarding the DWP's training guidance on ME/CFS - The ME Association Photo of Tessa Munt ©House of Commons/Roger Harris – image […]

MP Tessa Munt emails the MEA regarding the DWP’s training guidance on ME/CFS

With permission, we have published their email correspondence on the blog: https://meassociation.org.uk/7i65

#pwME #MECFS #WelfareReforms

Keir Starmer Backs Budget Amid Controversy | 1Tak Keir Starmer defends UK budget, supports tax hikes and welfare reforms, calling decisions fair and necessary for economic stability.

Starmer Defends Budget Amid Controversy, Calls Decisions ‘Necessary and Fair’

#KeirStarmer #BudgetControversy #ChancellorReeves #UKDefendsBudget #UKProductivity #TaxIncreases #WelfareReforms #PoliticalTurmoil #ReformUK #OppositionParties #FinancialStability

1tak.com/keir-starmer...

ME Association's Welfare Briefing for Westminster Hall Debate - The ME Association In a major moment for our community, Tessa Munt MP […]

In a major moment for our community, Tessa Munt MP has quoted directly from MEA policy work during a Westminster Hall debate on support for people with ME. 

Read the briefing that the MEA provided here: https://meassociation.org.uk/hmm2

#pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #TakingThePIP #WelfareReforms

Kicking off today’s meeting, we have Carri Swann from @cpaguk.bsky.social updating us on the proposed social #WelfareReforms, including likely timelines. Stay informed on the main changes here: cpag.org.uk/welfare-righ... #LondonSpecialistAdviceForum

📢 We’re live at the #LondonSpecialistAdviceForum! Today we’ll be hearing about the proposed social #WelfareReforms, changes to the #Immigration system & the impact of ongoing far-right protests on the #AdviceSector. Stay tuned for updates!

It's not too late to register for our #LondonSpecialistAdviceForum tomorrow! Join us online for updates on social #WelfareReforms, changes to the #Immigration system & the impact of far-right protests on the #AdviceSector: zurl.co/vDYPn

Labour MP suspended for opposing disability cuts will keep speaking for ‘invisible in society’ Rachael Maskell, one of four Labour MPs to lose whip, stands by actions and says party needs to be ‘broad church that listens to each other’

Guardian: Labour MP suspended for opposing disability cuts will keep speaking for ‘invisible in society’ 

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n8cepzh

#WelfareReforms #WelfareCuts #BenefitsCuts #TakingThePIP #pwME #MECFS #LongCovid

Bedford MP stripped of UK trade envoy role after welfare bill rebellion - Bedford Independent Mohammad Yasin, MP for Bedford & Kempston, has been stripped of his role as the UK’s Trade Envoy to Pakistan after defying the government...

The rebellion came amid wider criticism of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership following several high-profile policy U-turns...

#Bedford #BedfordNews #Labour #WelfareReforms #Politics

The Musings of Spu A blog about my adventures as a disabled person & then getting diagnosed with Breast Cancer

themusingsofspu.com/blog/ My new blog post is up & it’s all about the #WelfareReforms & other realities for #DisabledPeople in the UK. It comes with a #TriggerWarning @lizoriordan.bsky.social @thankscancer.bsky.social @welliesnseaweed.bsky.social #TakingThePip #Fight4Life #AccessToWorkCollective

Pathways to Work or Pathways to Poverty? The Risks of Welfare Reform for Disabled People and Carers Centre for Care Researchers Lucy Wood and Becky Driscoll analyse the recent policy discussions around welfare reform in the UK, exploring at the Universal Credit Bill and the Pathways to Work Green Pa...

The Universal Credit Bill has seen major concessions and The Pathways to Work consultation signals further #welfarereforms ahead – changes that could have serious implications.

Our new commentary explores what this might mean for disabled people and carers: centreforcare.ac.uk/commentary/2...

Women speak out against the welfare reforms — FiLiA FiLiA has spoken to women across the UK with disabilities or caring responsibilities about the Government’s welfare reform proposals.  It is clear from what they have told us that the reforms cou...

We spoke to women across the UK with disabilities or caring responsibilities about the Government’s proposed #WelfareReforms

Our statement, briefing to MPs and full consultation response can be read here:

www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...

Welfare reforms breach international law, says new expert legal opinion New expert legal opinion says the government’s welfare reforms “result in very serious breaches” of international human rights law and constitute “human rights violations for disabled people” and desc...

Uk Government's #WelfareReforms breach international law, according to expert legal opinion by Jamie Burton KC, Doughty Street Chambers, commissioned by Equity @equityuk.bsky.social
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/we...

Full legal opinion www.equity.org.uk/media/254d4q...

Addendum: Proposed Amendments to the UC and PIP Bill – Relevance for People with ME/CFS or Long Covid - The ME Association NOTE: This blog is an addendum to a previous blog […]

Read the addendum to the blog, published on 8th July 2025: https://meassociation.org.uk/1qny

#MECFS #WelfareReforms #pwME

"50,000 CHILDREN WILL BE LIFTED OUT OF POVERTY DUE TO REBELLION ON WELFARE REFORMS"
Full Story: t.ly/IBUIc
@arjsingh.bsky.social for @theipaper.com

#WelfareReforms will lift 50,000 children out of poverty after a #LabourParty rebellion.

#TheIPaper
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS

"50,000 CHILDREN WILL BE LIFTED OUT OF POVERTY DUE TO REBELLION ON WELFARE REFORMS"
Full Story: t.ly/IBUIc
@arjsingh.bsky.social for @theipaper.com

#WelfareReforms will lift 50,000 children out of poverty after a #LabourParty rebellion.

#TheIPaper
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS

Our response: Concessions & the passing of the welfare bill - Action for ME Last night, the government’s welfare bill was passed by 335 votes to 260. As an organisation, we continued to oppose the bill...

Following the dramatic U-turn by the government in withdrawing the proposal to change PIP eligibility & subsequent passing of the welfare bill, we've issued the following response👇

www.actionforme.org.uk/our-response...

#pwME #MECFS #MylagicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #WelfareReforms #TakingThePIP

Incompetence and obfuscation has now become a strength if you believe the government front bench.
Carrying out due diligence in advance of any policy reform should always be the norm and the position of Reeves & Kendall is untenable.
#welfareReforms.

"LABOUR REBELS FORCE STARMER TO RETREAT ON BENEFITS CUTS AGAIN - AMID CHAOS IN THE COMMONS"
Full Story: t.ly/IBUqF
@richardvaughan.bsky.social / @eleanormia.bsky.social / #KittyDonaldson for @theipaper.com.

#WelfareReforms survive rebellion.

#TheIPaper
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS

Remember when Liz Kendall’s leadership bid failed as the first hurdle because she was generally seen as a lightweight nonentity? Yeah, that. #welfarereforms

"LABOUR REBELS FORCE STARMER TO RETREAT ON BENEFITS CUTS AGAIN - AMID CHAOS IN THE COMMONS"
Full Story: t.ly/IBUqF
@richardvaughan.bsky.social / @eleanormia.bsky.social / #KittyDonaldson for @theipaper.com.

#WelfareReforms survive rebellion.

#TheIPaper
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS

Does anyone know what, if any, changes are intended for contributions-based ESA? #welfarereforms #takingthePIP

Identifying a problem is the easy part, working through workable solutions is the more difficult part of the process. The current Labour front bench, led by Mr duplicitous, are simply not up to the job of governance.
#WelfareReforms.

Today we share our response tothe DWP consultation on #WelfareReforms – it's clear from what Women told us, these reforms could lead to significant harm.

#WelfareBill #TakingThePIP #DisabilityBenefits

#HelenWhateley being an idiot on #SkyNews @skynewsrss.bsky.social #Toryscum #welfarereforms

"Causing people to suffer because you hate them is terrible. But causing people to suffer because you've forgotten how to care? That's really hard to understand. " ~ Dr Julian Bashir ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" - '3.11 Past Tense')
#Welfarereforms #TakingthePip #Pip #Welfarecuts #PIP #DWP

People I work with are really scared about what’s happening with #PIP and #WelfareReforms. There’s a thread about it over T @inflamneurouk.bsky.social

Today, we have submitted our response to the DWP consultation on the #WelfareReforms.

We will be sharing this, along with a statement. Our heartfelt thanks to the Women with disabilities or caring responsibilities for giving us their time & expertise.

#TakingThePIP #WelfareNotWarfare #StopTheCuts

Concerns such as 'how am I supposed to hold down a job when I don't know when my symptoms will flare up' and 'how will my family cope without PIP, I can barely make ends meet now'

Keep an eye on our socials and we will keep you updated with the latest." #PIP #WelfareReforms