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”
Kate Pires
And unfortunately he’s our MP.
JoeDM
The people made their decision and Labour lost. Get used to it.
DRbilderburg
He’s an MP they live by different rules. He will never be short of anything. Except compassion
Peter Nicho
everyone who voted tory voted for this now live with it
William Coyle.
You can leave also by joining the SNP.Nothing to stop you,to gether we can bring down the Tories.