This is sick. It's actually grotesque. How on earth can anyone who guards themselves as a genuine

labour supporter possibly support this? The so-called Labour government has declared war on some of the

most vulnerable people who live in Britain, that is, disabled people. Anushka Astana,

who is ITV's deputy political editor last last Friday, revealed that there will be cuts of

six billion pounds to the welfare budget, with five billion of that coming from an attack

on personal independence payments, that is PIP. That's the main disability benefit for adults of

working age, providing support of between one and a half thousand and just over £9,000 and £5,000 a year.

Now, the eligibility criteria for receiving it is going to change, so sub-disabled people

will no longer receive these payments at all. And as I'll explain, already many people

who are disabled and with long-term health conditions don't get this support. Now, they're going as well as this to freeze the payments next year

rather than increasing them in line with inflation.

In real terms, that means cutting support for all of those disabled people.

Now, there has been a long-standing widespread campaign of demonisation

against people who receive benefits, portraying them as

scroungers, as people who shouldn't be getting the support that they're getting.

Well, this government policy will cut the amount of support being given to disabled people

who nobody disputes need support.

As ITV point out, and I quote, even those with extreme disabilities in the unfit to work category

are likely to lose money under new government plans.

Now, PIP isn't an out-of-work benefit.

It goes to people who are disabled or have long-term illnesses who are in or out of work

to help cover the extra costs imposed by disability or ill health so they can live

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