Sounds like he's brimming with compassion
The new minister for Disabled People at the Department of Work and Pensions is no friend of the vulnerable if his voting record is anything to go by.
Justin Tomlinson MP, who David Cameron appointed this morning in his cabinet reshuffle, voted for a number of draconian policies directed at disabled people over the course of the previous parliament.
These included:
- Voting against 365-day exceptions on contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance for those undergoing cancer treatment:
- Voting for the Bedroom Tax:
- Voting against the long-term sick and disabled receiving Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution-based allowance:
- Voting against setting the lower rate of Universal Credit in relation to disabled children at a minimum two-thirds of the higher rate:
- Voting against allowing benefits to increase in line with prices:
Sounds like he’s brimming with compassion.
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64 Responses to “He voted against benefit exceptions for cancer patients: meet the new minister for disabled people”
Janet T-Tremaine
What on earth are you on about Ian? Are you trying to be “dark and mysteruious” or what?
Janet T-Tremaine
Get your head out of the sand Tom – the Human Rights Act has faults that allow criminals to stay in this country instead of being deported back to their own country where they carried out horrendous crimes. It will be replaced with a British Bill of Rights which is still being worked on and which has to go through parliament, where ALL the political parties will have a say and be able to see it before it is accepted and then be brought into law – or that is how I understand it.
Janet T-Tremaine
Rude……dweeb
Janet T-Tremaine
Grow up – you don’t realise how lucky you are to live in this country.
Keith M
There is no point trying to understand the mind of Tories. you seem to be saying that he is a good thing. I suppose you feel attacking the most vulnerable fits this category – hope you never need them. Typical Tory smugness.