Starmer’s protest against Universal Credit cut forgets that sick and disabled people have suffered worse
What a pathetic excuse for an Opposition leader Keir Starmer is!
He has (rightly) come out against the removal of the £20 Universal Credit “uplift” that was introduced to protect people from the effects of Covid-19.
But his claim that it is the “biggest overnight cut in the history of the welfare state” is a long way off the mark!
Here’s Sue Jones to explain:
When the leader of the opposition party forgets that ill & disabled ESA claimants lost £30 per week under the Tories, and claims that £20 per week uplift loss is the 'biggest overnight cut in the history of welfare state.' It isn't, however, NEITHER cut should ever have happened https://t.co/s3Xw3Cxshx
— Revolution Breeze (@SueJonesSays) September 13, 2021
It tells us much about Starmer and his priorities.
Once again under the control of neoliberals, StarmerLabour couldn’t care a fig about people who cannot work because of illness and/or disability.
As Starmer’s Shadow Chancellor once claimed, Labour is once again oriented only towards working people. Anybody else can go hang.
And let’s be honest: even if you’re working, Starmer is only really interested if you can hand him large amounts of cash in donations, to shore up his party’s failing financial position. Everything else – including his stance on Universal Credit – is just a pose.
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