The leader of the Tory government has decided that there is no more need for a minister looking after the interests of people who are disabled.

Rishi Sunak’s decision flies in the face of what is needed; disabled people are in more danger now than they have ever been.

But here it is:

“Retrograde” is right. Here’s what they’re saying:

[Scope] director of strategy, James Taylor, who described the move as appalling and retrograde, added: “What kind of message does this give to Britain’s 16 million disabled people? That in the middle of a cost of living crisis we are now less important?”

Mims Davies has been appointed minister for disabled people, but she remains a parliamentary undersecretary of state rather than becoming a minister of state, which Labour described as a “downgrade” of the post.

Vicky Foxcroft, the Labour MP and shadow minister for disabled people, said it was “outrageous it took the government so long to finally agree to appoint a minister for disabled people”.

She said: “When they finally do, they have demoted the role to parliamentary undersecretary of state and the role was previously minister of state. Disabled people deserve better than this.”

And here’s what the rest of us are saying:

A general election is coming. It might be next May, it might be next December. Or January the following year. But it is on its way.

16 million disabled people might change the fortunes of every political party taking part in that election.

All they need is the will to do it – and this might give it to them.

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